Scrub Typhus Presenting as Subdural Hemorrhage with Normal Platelet Counts: A Rare Case Presentation

Scrub typhus is a common zoonotic disease with high case fatality rate. The clinical presentation of this disease may vary from acute febrile illness, thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal manifestations, coagulopathy to neurological manifestations. The common neurological manifestations are meningitis and meningoencephalitis, whereas subdural hemorrhage, cerebrovascular accident, i.e., intracerebral hemorrhage, infarct, subarachnoid hemorrhage, etc. are among rare neurological presentations. Scrub typhus-induced neurological disease should be investigated to provide a timely and appropriate diagnosis and to reduce the mortality in complicated scrub typhus infection. Here we report a case of scrub typhus complicated with subdural hemorrhage admitted in our hospital.

Keywords

Scrub typhus, zoonotic, acute febrile illness, neurological, subdural hemorrhage

Citation

Dave Mahesh, Manglani Ravi K, Dave Gaurav, Sharma Avinash, Shah Yash, Saini Ramgopal. Scrub Typhus Presenting as Subdural Hemorrhage with Normal Platelet Counts: A Rare Case Presentation. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2023 Mar; 33(10): 37-40

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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/222115

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Indian Journal of Clinical Practice

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