Splenic infarct due to scrub typhus
Scrub typhus is a mite borne infectious disease that has the potential to involve multiple organs and can be fatal. Involvement of the abdomen in the form of hepatitis, gastric ulcerations and pancreatitis are well-documented, the pathology being disseminated vasculitis. However involvement of the s...
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| author | Selvin Sundar Raj Adhiti Krishnamoorthy Manjeera Jagannati Kundavaram PP Abhilash |
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| description | Scrub typhus is a mite borne infectious disease that has the potential to involve multiple organs and can be fatal. Involvement of the abdomen in the form of hepatitis, gastric ulcerations and pancreatitis are well-documented, the pathology being disseminated vasculitis. However involvement of the spleen in scrub typhus is extremely rare and is reported only in a few autopsy studies. We report the case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with fever and left upper quadrant abdominal pain due to a splenic infarct due to scrub typhus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7af0cd05f9f3472ea1dc0733c92cf3d02022-12-22T02:59:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Global Infectious Diseases0974-777X2014-01-0162868810.4103/0974-777X.132055Splenic infarct due to scrub typhusSelvin Sundar RajAdhiti KrishnamoorthyManjeera JagannatiKundavaram PP AbhilashScrub typhus is a mite borne infectious disease that has the potential to involve multiple organs and can be fatal. Involvement of the abdomen in the form of hepatitis, gastric ulcerations and pancreatitis are well-documented, the pathology being disseminated vasculitis. However involvement of the spleen in scrub typhus is extremely rare and is reported only in a few autopsy studies. We report the case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with fever and left upper quadrant abdominal pain due to a splenic infarct due to scrub typhus.http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=86;epage=88;aulast=RajComplicationScrub typhusSplenic infarct |
| spellingShingle | Selvin Sundar Raj Adhiti Krishnamoorthy Manjeera Jagannati Kundavaram PP Abhilash Splenic infarct due to scrub typhus Journal of Global Infectious Diseases Complication Scrub typhus Splenic infarct |
| title | Splenic infarct due to scrub typhus |
| title_full | Splenic infarct due to scrub typhus |
| title_fullStr | Splenic infarct due to scrub typhus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Splenic infarct due to scrub typhus |
| title_short | Splenic infarct due to scrub typhus |
| title_sort | splenic infarct due to scrub typhus |
| topic | Complication Scrub typhus Splenic infarct |
| url | http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=86;epage=88;aulast=Raj |
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