Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Complicated Scrub Typhus.
10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.1.52
- Author:
Eun Sun KIM
;
Jinwoo LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation;
scrub typhus;
tsutsugamushi
- MeSH:
Communicable Diseases;
Early Diagnosis;
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*;
Humans;
Korea;
Myocarditis;
Orientia tsutsugamushi;
Prognosis;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult;
Scrub Typhus*
- From:Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2015;30(1):52-55
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi . Although early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis for the majority of patients, life-threatening complications are not uncommon. Here, we present a case of successful veno-veno-type extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for scrub typhus-induced complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis and multi-organ dysfunction. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in complicated scrub typhus in Korea.
