A Case of Scrub Typhus Complicating Oculomotor Nerve Impairment.
- Author:
Na Ra YUN
1
;
Wan Soo LEE
;
Jun LEE
;
Hee Jung LEE
;
Se Hoon KWON
;
In Sung CHOO
;
Dong Min KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. drongkim@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scrub typhus;
Meningoencephalitis;
Oculomotor nerve impairment
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Exanthema;
Female;
Fever;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Meningoencephalitis;
Middle Aged;
Myocarditis;
Oculomotor Nerve;
Orientia tsutsugamushi;
Pneumonia;
Scrub Typhus
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2011;81(5):667-672
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that manifests with fever, skin rash, and myalgia. The spectrum of clinical severity ranges from mild to severe, with fatal complications including acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, meningoencephalitis, myocarditis, and pneumonitis. We report here a case of a 54-year-old woman with scrub typhus complicating oculomotor nerve impairment.
