Clinical manifestations of scrub typhus

S Rajapakse, P Weeratunga… - Transactions of the …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
The mite-borne rickettsial zoonosis scrub typhus is widely prevalent in parts of Southeast
and Far East Asia, and northern Australia. The disease is an acute febrile illness, associated …

Neurological manifestations of scrub typhus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical features and case fatality

AM Alam, CS Gillespie, J Goodall… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Scrub typhus has become a leading cause of central nervous system (CNS)
infection in endemic regions. As a treatable condition, prompt recognition is vital. However …

Neurological facets of scrub typhus: a comprehensive narrative review

D Garg, A Manesh - Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2021‏ - journals.lww.com
Scrub typhus is one of the most frequent causes of acute febrile illness in South and South-
east Asian countries. Neurological features accompany 20% of scrub typhus infections, and …

Scrub typhus in Northeast India: epidemiology, clinical presentations, and diagnostic approaches

BM Konyak, M Soni, S Saikia, T Chang… - Transactions of The …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Scrub typhus is one of the most neglected tropical diseases, a leading cause of acute
undifferentiated febrile illness in areas of the 'tsutsugamushi triangle', diagnosed frequently …

Scrub typhus with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome and immune thrombocytopenia: a case report and review of the literature

W Li, L Huang, W Zhang - Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Scrub typhus is an acute infectious zoonotic disease caused by Orientia
tsutsugamushi. Multi-organ dysfunction secondary to scrub typhus is hard to diagnose and …

[PDF][PDF] Eschar in scrub typhus: a study from North East India

M Jamil, P Bhattacharya, J Mishra… - J Assoc Physicians …, 2019‏ - researchgate.net
Introduction: Eschar is one of the most important clinical sign which helps in early diagnosis,
and consequently initiation of specific treatment and prevention of complications in scrub …

Clinical profile and biochemical abnormalities in scrub typhus: a cross-sectional study

S Shrestha, M Karn, SM Regmi… - Annals of Medicine …, 2022‏ - journals.lww.com
Methods: This is a hospital laboratory-based prospective study conducted at Gandaki
Medical College-Teaching Hospital (GMC-TH) for a period of two years. Among 988 cases …

Prospective study to assess the response to therapy and its predictors in children with scrub typhus

T Arun Babu, DK Narayanasamy… - Journal of Tropical …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Doxycycline is the drug of choice for pediatric scrub typhus (ST) while azithromycin is
considered as an equally effective alternative. This study was undertaken to assess the …

Prediction rule for scrub typhus meningoencephalitis in children: emerging disease in North India

A Alam, P Agarwal, J Prabha, A Jain… - Journal of child …, 2020‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To evaluate the proportion of scrub typhus meningoencephalitis among children
with acute encephalitis syndrome and to outline its differentiating features. To develop a …

Clinical profile of scrub typhus meningoencephalitis among South Indian children

N Dinesh Kumar, T Arun Babu… - Journal of Tropical …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Re-emerging scrub typhus is gaining recognition as an important cause of paediatric
meningoencephalitis in tropics. We studied the clinical profile of scrub typhus …