scrub typhus/vomiting

BACKGROUND Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in scrub typhus is seen in up to a quarter of patients. However, the literature on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and outcome in meningitis/meningo-encephalitis due to scrub typhus is scant. METHODS This retrospective study included patients

A 19-year-old girl presented with fever, headache, vomiting and drowsiness. She had grade 1 papilloedema and neck rigidity but no focal deficits or seizures. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed lymphocytic pleocytosis, slightly elevated protein and normal glucose. MRI of the brain showed a

OBJECTIVE To document the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory profile of all children with scrub typhus at a tertiary care centre in Chennai between September 2010 and June 2011. METHODS The case records of all children admitted and diagnosed with scrub typhus between September 2010 and June

To retrospectively confirm the suspected rickettsial disease (Scrub typhus) using a gold standard diagnostic test i.e. microimmunofluorescence in pediatric patients with acute febrile illness of unknown etiology. Two serological tests, Weil-Felix and Microimmunofluorescence were used to confirm

Various complications have been reported in scrub typhus cases including acute respiratory distress syndrome, encephalitis, pneumonia, pericarditis, acute renal failure, and acute hepatic failure. Few studies have reported on the gastrointestinal manifestations of scrub typhus. Typical

20 children, diagnosed with scrub typhus who attended Chiang Rai Regional Hospital during a period of 6 months from June 2003 to December 2003, were studied prospectively. All cases were serologically proved to be scrub typhus by using Dipstick or indirect immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) technique.

METHODS After returning to his native Germany from a holiday in the Philippines a 37-year-old man was admitted because of high fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, pharyngitis and conjunctivitis, transient skin rash, nausea and vomiting, leukocytosis with shift to the left, atypical lymphocytes, as well

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.

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical profile and complications of childhood scrub typhus. METHODS Prospective observational study of 66 children with scrub typhus, admitted to a tertiary hospital in north India, during the period between January 2011 and December 2012. The diagnosis was confirmed by

UNASSIGNED Scrub typhus is lesser known cause of fever of unknown origin in India. Even if there have been reports documenting the prevalence of scrub typhus in different parts of India, it is still an unknown entity, and clinicians usually do not consider it as differential diagnosis. The present

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia induced vasculitis, which is common in Asia and the Pacific Islands and is sometimes also encountered in Western countries. Even though it can cause multi-organ dysfunctions, there is limited information regarding the relationship between

We compared clinical features and laboratory findings of 104 patients with hepatitis A and 197 patients with scrub typhus. Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, and jaundice were common in patient with hepatitis A, and fever and headache were significantly more common in patients with

Introduction: Scrub typhus is an acute undifferentiated febrile illness with varied nonspecific manifestations. It dramatically responds to appropriate antibiotic if started earlier in the course of disease leading to significant

OBJECTIVE To compare the children admitted with scrub typhus with and without meningitis. METHODS All children admitted with scrub typhus over a 62 mo period were reviewed. Statistical analysis was performed to compare those with and without meningitis for demographic, clinical, investigations and