Two cases of scrub typhus complicating acute respiratory distress syndrome / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 544-549, 2000.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-197840
ABSTRACT
Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, and characterized by a typical primary lesion(eschar), rash and non-specific symptoms such as fever and chills, headache, myalgia. Although it is an acute febrile illness, severe complications of this disease are very rare since the introduction of specific antibiotic therapy. The authors report two cases of scrub typhus complicating acute respiratory distress syndrome. Although appropriate diagnosis and treatment were performed, all two patients expired. They were diagnosed as scrub typhus by travel history, clinical manifestations, eschars, serologic test and polymerase chain reaction(PCR).
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório
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Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Tifo por Ácaros
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Testes Sorológicos
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Zoonoses
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Calafrios
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Diagnóstico
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Exantema
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Febre
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Mialgia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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