Scrub Typhus with Unilateral Parotitis and Encephalopathy : A Rare Case Report and Literature Review
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2024-12
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THE INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Abstract
Scrub Typhus is an acute febrile illness recently re-emerging. Scrub Typhus is a zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (formerly Rickettsia). Though in majority of the cases Scrub Typhus has self limiting course, it may involve any organ resulting in multiorgan dysfunction. Scrub Typhus has to be thought of in the differential diagnosis of febrile illness. Here, we report a case of Scrub Typhus presenting as unilateral parotitis and multiorgan dysfunction. Doxycycline administration rapidly altered the clinical course. Knowledge about the non-specific clinical presentations and complications of Scrub Typhus, will help in early recognition and treatment so that complications can be avoided.
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Scrub Typhus, Parotitis, Multiorgan Dysfunction
Citation
Mahapatra Umakanta, Bakshi Soham Das, Mukhopadhyay Soumyadip, Gayen Biplab Kumar . Scrub Typhus with Unilateral Parotitis and Encephalopathy : A Rare Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2024 Dec; 122(12): 66-68