Acute Fulminant Myocarditis Recovered from Electro-Mechanical Dissociation in Scrub Typhus.
- Author:
Young Hak JUNG
1
;
Minjoo LEE
;
Kyoung Hwa LEE
;
Ji Hoon LEE
;
Seok Hyung KIM
;
Byoung Kwon LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Scrub typhus; Myocarditis; Extracorporeal circulation
- MeSH: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Exanthema; Extracorporeal Circulation; Fever; Humans; Male; Myocarditis*; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Renal Replacement Therapy; Scrub Typhus*; Ventilators, Mechanical
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal 2016;39(1):1-5
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an acute febrile illness. Characteristics of tsutsugamushi disease are fever, rash and eschar. However, severe complications might rarely occur, such as acute fulminant myocarditis caused by scrub typhus. Thus, there are few reports of recovery from seriously complicated cases. We report on an adult male with scrub typhus complicated with acute fulminant myocarditis with no previous comorbid illness who recovered successfully with proper treatment including antibiotics, ventilator support, percutaneous cardiopulmonary support, and continuous renal replacement therapy.
