Scrub Typhus Presenting as Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Scrub Typhus, or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae and named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Recently it has been found to endemic in Subhimalayan region of India. Scrub typhus affects skeletal muscles, skin, lungs, kidneys, brain and cardiac muscles....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
2012-10-01
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Series: | Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.ojhas.org/issue43/2012-3-11.htm |