A Rare Presentation of Scrub Typhus: Multi-Organ Dysfunction [Acute Kidney Injury, Hepatitis] and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Bhaumil Shah, Sunil Kumar & Shaily Shah · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi- a gram negative intracellular bacilli. It typically manifests as eschar formation, fever, rash, myalgia and diffuse lymphadenopathy. The clinical severity of scrub typhus ranges from mild fever to a lethal...