Scrub Typhus Presenting as Severe Thrombocytopenia
Anshu Agarwal, Shivani Kshirsagar, Sourya Acharya, Sunil Kumar
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Anshu Agarwal, Shivani Kshirsagar, Sourya Acharya, Sunil Kumar
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Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus presenting with thrombocytopenia has been reported up to half of patients with Scrub Typhus. Thrombocytopenia is usually complicated with multiorgan dysfunction and high mortality rate. Here we report a case of a diagnosed scrub typhus infection with severe thrombocytopenia and management of such a case.
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Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus presenting with thrombocytopenia has been reported up to half of patients with Scrub Typhus. Thrombocytopenia is usually complicated with multiorgan dysfunction and high mortality rate. Here we report a case of a diagnosed scrub typhus infection with severe thrombocytopenia and management of such a case.
Key concepts: Scrub typhus, Orientia tsutsugamushi, Medicine, Typhus, Rickettsiosis, Rickettsia, Virology, Virus