Two cases of scrub typhus complicating acute respiratory distress syndrome.
- Author:
Woo Hyung BAE
1
;
Sang Heun SONG
;
Tae Oh KIM
;
Jun Hyup AN
;
Hyun Chul JUNG
;
Ho Jin SHIN
;
Chang Won LEE
;
Soo Hyung RYU
;
Sam Seok PARK
;
Woo Chul LEE
;
Soo Bong LEE
;
Ihm Soo KWAK
;
Soon Kew PARK
;
Ha Yeon RHA
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scrub typhus;
Respiratory distress syndrome
- MeSH:
Chills;
Diagnosis;
Exanthema;
Fever;
Headache;
Humans;
Myalgia;
Orientia tsutsugamushi;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult*;
Scrub Typhus*;
Serologic Tests;
Zoonoses
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2000;59(5):544-549
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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).
