Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Young Adult with Scrub Typhus: A Case Report and Epidemiology of Scrub Typhus in the Maldives

Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Young Adult with Scrub Typhus: A Case Report and Epidemiology of Scrub Typhus in the Maldives

Scrub typhus is a neglected tropical disease predominantly occurring in Asia. The causative agent is a bacterium transmitted by the larval stage of mites found in rural vegetation in endemic regions. Cases of scrub typhus frequently present as acute undifferentiated febrile illness, and without earl...

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Main Authors: Hisham Ahmed Imad, Aishath Azna Ali, Mariyam Nahuza, Rajan Gurung, Abdulla Ubaid, Aishath Maeesha, Sariu Ali Didi, Rajib Kumar Dey, Abdullah Isneen Hilmy, Aishath Hareera, Ibrahim Afzal, Wasin Matsee, Wang Nguitragool, Emi. E. Nakayama, Tatsuo Shioda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
acute acalculous cholecystitis
<i>Orientia tsutsgugamushi</i>
scrub typhus
eschar
Epstein–Barr virus
re-activation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/4/208

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