Acute Fulminant Myocarditis Following Scrub Typhus Infection.
- Author:
Dong Jae HAN
1
;
Hee Soon PARK
;
Dae Yeon KIM
;
Hyo Chul KANG
;
Ho Sung RHEE
;
Se Whan LEE
;
Ju Ock NA
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhang University College of Medicine, Department of Pulmonology, Soonchunhang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. juokna@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scrub typhus;
Acute myocarditis
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Myocarditis*;
Orientia tsutsugamushi;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult;
Scrub Typhus*;
Shock, Septic;
Vasculitis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;85(6):623-628
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that is characterized by focal or disseminated vasculitis and perivasculitis. Scrub typhus can have fatal complications, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, and acute kidney injury. However, there are few reports of fatal myocarditis caused by scrub typhus. We present a case of acute fatal myocarditis combined with acute kidney injury complicating scrub typhus.
