Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile bacterial illness and has a high mortality if left untreated. It is caused by bacterium called Orientia tsutsugamushi which is transmitted to humans as zoonosis by bite of chigger mites that are infected by the bacterium. The diagnosis is based on clinical features a...
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| description | Scrub typhus is an acute febrile bacterial illness and has a high mortality if left untreated. It is caused by bacterium called Orientia tsutsugamushi which is transmitted to humans as zoonosis by bite of chigger mites that are infected by the bacterium. The diagnosis is based on clinical features and specific laboratory tests. Treatment of Scrub typhus is done with antibiotics and symptoms management. This report is a case of a 24-year-old female febrile patient who presented with complications of Scrub typhus due to missed diagnosis at Primary Health Centre and managed at district hospital. This case report highlights the challenges faced by health workers in management of acute febrile illness in a diagnosis-constrained setting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e25f1ab8a8d48ce83d0b7ef4f4e62392023-11-06T14:33:24ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2023-11-011110.1177/2050313X231209684Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case reportTej Nath Nepal0Sonam Drukpa1Gedu Hospital, Chhukha, BhutanTsimalakha Hospital, Chhukha, BhutanScrub typhus is an acute febrile bacterial illness and has a high mortality if left untreated. It is caused by bacterium called Orientia tsutsugamushi which is transmitted to humans as zoonosis by bite of chigger mites that are infected by the bacterium. The diagnosis is based on clinical features and specific laboratory tests. Treatment of Scrub typhus is done with antibiotics and symptoms management. This report is a case of a 24-year-old female febrile patient who presented with complications of Scrub typhus due to missed diagnosis at Primary Health Centre and managed at district hospital. This case report highlights the challenges faced by health workers in management of acute febrile illness in a diagnosis-constrained setting.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X231209684 |
| spellingShingle | Tej Nath Nepal Sonam Drukpa Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report |
| title_full | Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report |
| title_short | Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report |
| title_sort | scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis constrained health centre a case report |
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