Scrub typhus presenting with massive splenomegaly in an adolescent boy-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Scrub typhus presenting with massive splenomegaly in an adolescent boy

Published:2023-04-03 Issue:3 Volume:53 Page:398-399
ISSN:0049-4755
Container-title:Tropical Doctor
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Doct

Author:

Reddy Sudeep¹,Samprathi Madhusudan²^ORCID,Reddy Mounika³,Arora Abhishek Jagdishchander⁴

Affiliation:

1. Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

2. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

4. Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Abstract

Scrub typhus is a serious public health problem in the Asia Pacific region. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent complications and mortality. Splenomegaly in isolated scrub typhus is mostly mild or subclinical and rarely massive. We report an adolescent boy with scrub typhus presenting with fever, massive splenomegaly and severe anemia. Clinicians should be aware of atypical presentations of scrub typhus, which is easily treatable with minimal investigations.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00494755231166735

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