Case Report: Fulminant Myocarditis Successfully Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Ikeda Strain Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection

Case Report: Fulminant Myocarditis Successfully Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Ikeda Strain Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection

Scrub typhus is an acute zoonotic febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi having a specific geographic endemic area. This infection could be complicated with multi-organ involvement including myocarditis with variable severity. Here, we report a rare case of scrub typhus with biopsy-proven...

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Main Authors: Hyejin Park, Yongwhan Lim, Min Chul Kim, Seong Eun Kim, In-Seok Jeong, Yoo Duk Choi, Dong-Min Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
fulminant myocarditis
scrub typhus
Orientia tsutsugamushi
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.795249/full

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