Three Cases of Scrub Typhus with Acute Epiglottitis / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 213-217, 2007.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-722019
ABSTRACT
Scrub typhus is an endemic rickettsial disease with annual seasonal outbreak in Korea and its incidence is increasing. Recently, cases of scrub typhus with severe complications, such as septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute renal failure, myocarditis, disseminated intravascular coagulation and meningitis have been increasingly reported. Acute epiglottitis is the one of potentially life- threatening scrub typhus related complications. Its initial clinical manifestations are sore throat, dysphagia or dyspnea. Although 22-62% of scrub typhus patients complain of sore throat, the etiology and optimal therapy are not yet known. We experienced 3 cases of scrub typhus-associated acute epiglottitis which rapidly responded to short-term corticosteroid administration.
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório
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Estações do Ano
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Choque Séptico
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Tifo por Ácaros
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Transtornos de Deglutição
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Faringite
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Incidência
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Coagulação Intravascular Disseminada
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Dispneia
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Epiglotite
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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