Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus
Scrub Typhus that is caused by Orienta tsutsugamushi is a zoonotic disease found commonly in north east zone of India. It is also known as tsutsugamushi fever as it clinically appears as an acute febrile illness with significant lethality if not treated timely. Neurological consequences are though v...
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| description | Scrub Typhus that is caused by Orienta tsutsugamushi is a zoonotic disease found commonly in north east zone of India. It is also known as tsutsugamushi fever as it clinically appears as an acute febrile illness with significant lethality if not treated timely. Neurological consequences are though very rare can occur in this illness. Here we present a case of 25 years old female with a history of tsutsugamushi fever developing organic manic disorder as a consequence of the illness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59df92bd3f314c9cb289583c39b3b1892023-08-23T09:57:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTelangana Journal of Psychiatry2455-85592023-01-0191606210.4103/tjp.tjp_57_22Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhusArijit MondalSoumi GhoshSourav BagScrub Typhus that is caused by Orienta tsutsugamushi is a zoonotic disease found commonly in north east zone of India. It is also known as tsutsugamushi fever as it clinically appears as an acute febrile illness with significant lethality if not treated timely. Neurological consequences are though very rare can occur in this illness. Here we present a case of 25 years old female with a history of tsutsugamushi fever developing organic manic disorder as a consequence of the illness.http://www.tjpipstsb.org/article.asp?issn=2455-8559;year=2023;volume=9;issue=1;spage=60;epage=62;aulast=Mondalorganic manic disorderoriental tsutsugamushirickettsial infectiontsutsugamushi fever |
| spellingShingle | Arijit Mondal Soumi Ghosh Sourav Bag Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus Telangana Journal of Psychiatry organic manic disorder oriental tsutsugamushi rickettsial infection tsutsugamushi fever |
| title | Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus |
| title_full | Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus |
| title_fullStr | Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus |
| title_short | Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus |
| title_sort | presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus |
| topic | organic manic disorder oriental tsutsugamushi rickettsial infection tsutsugamushi fever |
| url | http://www.tjpipstsb.org/article.asp?issn=2455-8559;year=2023;volume=9;issue=1;spage=60;epage=62;aulast=Mondal |
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