A Case of Scrub Typhus Complicating Oculomotor Nerve Impairment / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
; : 667-672, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that manifests with fever, skin rash, and myalgia. The spectrum of clinical severity ranges from mild to severe, with fatal complications including acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, meningoencephalitis, myocarditis, and pneumonitis. We report here a case of a 54-year-old woman with scrub typhus complicating oculomotor nerve impairment.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Scrub Typhus
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Exanthema
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Acute Kidney Injury
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Fever
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Hemorrhage
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Meningoencephalitis
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Myocarditis
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Oculomotor Nerve
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2011
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Article