| Severe Scrub Typhus Complicated by Myofascitis Due to the Taguchi Strain of
Orientia tsutsugamushi |
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Jong Wook Beom1, Sang Teak Heo1, Ji Kang Park2, Young-Sang Koh3, Sohyun Kim3 |
1Departments of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
2Departments of Radiology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
3Departments of Microbiology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea |
| 근육근막염을 동반한 Taguchi 항원형 중증 쯔쯔가무시병 1예 |
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범종욱1, 허상택1, 박지강2, 고영상3, 김소현3 |
1제주대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실
2제주대학교 의학전문대학원 영상의학과교실
3제주대학교 의학전문대학원 미생물학교실 |
Correspondence:
Sang Teak Heo, Tel: +82-64-717-1296, Fax: +82-64-717-1131, Email: neosangtaek@naver.com
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Received: 12 February 2013 • Revised: 29 March 2013 • Accepted: 18 July 2013 |
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| Abstract |
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Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness with focal or general vasculitis that is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. The spectrum of clinical severity ranges from mild to severe with potentially fatal complications including acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, meningitis, myocarditis, and pneumonia. However, myofascitis with scrub typhus has not been reported to date. We report a case of pneumonia, meningitis, and myofascitis in a 56-year-old male patient with scrub typhus due to the Taguchi strain of O. tsutsugamushi. (Korean J Med 2014;86:253-257) |
| Key Words:
Scrub typhus; Pneumonia; Meningitis; Fasciitis |
| 주제어:
쯔쯔가무시병; 폐렴; 뇌수막염; 근육근막염 |
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