Case report of scrub typhus complicated by hypokalemia and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Case report of scrub typhus complicated by hypokalemia and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, has a wide range of clinical manifestations, including meningoencephalitis, acute renal failure, pneumonitis, myocarditis, and septic shock. However, there are no documented cases of scrub typhus with hypokalemia. In this report, we...

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Main Authors: Li Chen, Yi Deng, Peiying Huang, Sisi Lei, Shuling Liu, Weitao Lin, Zhishang Li, Jing Zeng, Miaochun Huang, Qiuping Huang, Qihua Wu, Haobo Zhang, Bojun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2024-03-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Scrub typhus
Multiple organ failure
Hypokalemia
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Tsutsugamushi disease
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