Acute fulminant myocarditis as a rare manifestation in complicated scrub typhus: A case report

Acute fulminant myocarditis as a rare manifestation in complicated scrub typhus: A case report

Scrub typhus or Tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae and named Orientia Tsutsugamushi. Severe complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), encephalitis, interstitial pneumonia, acute renal failure, acute hepatic failure and a...

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Main Authors: G.l. Avasthi, Parth Patel, Ravninder Kuka, Rahul Mahajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports
Subjects:
Scrub typhus
Myocarditis
Doxycycline
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