Successful diagnosis and treatment of scrub typhus associated with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: A case report and literature review
Scrub typhus is a natural foci disease caused by the bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi. Symptoms of the disease range from fever to severe multiple organ dysfunction. The diagnosis is based on clinical signs and antibody serological tests, which has poor sensitivity and specificity. Scrub typhus is ra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022026445 |