A Case Series Of Scrub Typhus In Obstetrics
Scrub typhus is endemic and re-emerging in eastern and southern Asia. Illness varies from mild and self-limiting to fatal. Only few studies were published about its effect in maternal and neonatal outcome. A retrospective analysis was done in six prenatal and two postnatal women with scrub typhus....
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| description | Scrub typhus is endemic and re-emerging in eastern and southern Asia. Illness varies from mild and self-limiting to fatal. Only few studies
were published about its effect in maternal and neonatal outcome. A retrospective analysis was done in six prenatal and two postnatal
women with scrub typhus. Details about clinical presentation, investigations, treatment given, response to treatment and pregnancy
outcome were collected. The common symptoms were fever with chills, vomiting, myalgia, headache and abdominal pain. Typical
features of eschar and lymphadenopathy were noted in only two cases. Two patients presented with jaundice and altered liver function
test. Two patients presented with breathlessness. One patient developed oligohydramnios. Two postnatal women developed scrub
typhus following blood transfusion for postpartum haemorrhage. Because of its high prevalence, scrub typhus should be included in
fever investigations in endemic areas, even in the absence of eschar. Early diagnosis of cases will help in less severe organ damage and
easy recovery with antibiotics. Few evidences state that scrub typhus can spread through blood transfusion. Correlation between blood
transfusion and scrub typhus has to be further evaluated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8de0187439c645c49de002499ef5110c2022-12-21T21:18:04ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2014-12-01812OR01OR0310.7860/JCDR/2014/9718.5258A Case Series Of Scrub Typhus In ObstetricsPoomalar G K0Rekha R1Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Hospital, Puducherry, India.Post Graduate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Hospital, Puducherry, India.Scrub typhus is endemic and re-emerging in eastern and southern Asia. Illness varies from mild and self-limiting to fatal. Only few studies were published about its effect in maternal and neonatal outcome. A retrospective analysis was done in six prenatal and two postnatal women with scrub typhus. Details about clinical presentation, investigations, treatment given, response to treatment and pregnancy outcome were collected. The common symptoms were fever with chills, vomiting, myalgia, headache and abdominal pain. Typical features of eschar and lymphadenopathy were noted in only two cases. Two patients presented with jaundice and altered liver function test. Two patients presented with breathlessness. One patient developed oligohydramnios. Two postnatal women developed scrub typhus following blood transfusion for postpartum haemorrhage. Because of its high prevalence, scrub typhus should be included in fever investigations in endemic areas, even in the absence of eschar. Early diagnosis of cases will help in less severe organ damage and easy recovery with antibiotics. Few evidences state that scrub typhus can spread through blood transfusion. Correlation between blood transfusion and scrub typhus has to be further evaluated.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5258/9718_CE(NJ)_F(Sh)_PF1(NJAK)_PFA(Sh).pdfcomplicationspregnancyscrub typhus |
| spellingShingle | Poomalar G K Rekha R A Case Series Of Scrub Typhus In Obstetrics Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research complications pregnancy scrub typhus |
| title | A Case Series Of Scrub Typhus In Obstetrics |
| title_full | A Case Series Of Scrub Typhus In Obstetrics |
| title_fullStr | A Case Series Of Scrub Typhus In Obstetrics |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Series Of Scrub Typhus In Obstetrics |
| title_short | A Case Series Of Scrub Typhus In Obstetrics |
| title_sort | case series of scrub typhus in obstetrics |
| topic | complications pregnancy scrub typhus |
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