Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017
Case report: Scrub typhus presenting as Sepsis and ARDS
Dr Priyadarshini Behera, Dr Sonali Parida, Dr Sadananda Barik
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Scrub typhus is a disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi is one of the frequent causes of fever of unknown origin. It is mostly reported in India, Asia pacific region. Clinical manifestations are fever, myalgia, eschar, anorexia or complications like ARDS and multiorgan failure. Here we report a case of scrub typhus in an adult male presenting as ARDS and its management with invasive ventilatory support in the ICU. He recovered completely with timely treatment.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Dr Priyadarshini Behera, Dr Sonali Parida, Dr Sadananda Barik, Case report: Scrub typhus presenting as Sepsis and ARDS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾6 | June‾2017
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Dr Priyadarshini Behera, Dr Sonali Parida, Dr Sadananda Barik, Case report: Scrub typhus presenting as Sepsis and ARDS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾6 | June‾2017
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