Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Complicated Scrub Typhus / 대한중환자의학회지
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
;
: 52-55, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-204508
ABSTRACT
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi . Although early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis for the majority of patients, life-threatening complications are not uncommon. Here, we present a case of successful veno-veno-type extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for scrub typhus-induced complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis and multi-organ dysfunction. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in complicated scrub typhus in Korea.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Scrub Typhus
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Communicable Diseases
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Early Diagnosis
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Korea
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Myocarditis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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