Scrub and Spleen: Scrub Typhus with a Splenic Infarct
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infection endemic in India. Among the spectrum of complications associated with this tropical illness are manifestations such as encephalitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and pancreatitis. Although splenomegaly is a known...
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| author | Cynthia Amrutha Sukumar Arya R. Poduval Nandakrishna Bhat Sudha Vidyasagar |
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| description | Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infection endemic in India. Among the spectrum of complications associated with this tropical illness are manifestations such as encephalitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and pancreatitis. Although splenomegaly is a known association among the gastrointestinal complications, splenic infarcts are sparsely reported in the literature. This case is about a woman with scrub typhus who presented with unexplained pain abdomen which was diagnosed as a splenic infarct. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f2e45ddfd6a4783bad2a730fd0e82392025-08-25T08:33:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Medical Specialities0976-28840976-28922020-10-0111422322510.4103/INJMS.INJMS_36_20Scrub and Spleen: Scrub Typhus with a Splenic InfarctCynthia Amrutha SukumarArya R. PoduvalNandakrishna BhatSudha VidyasagarScrub typhus is a mite-borne infection endemic in India. Among the spectrum of complications associated with this tropical illness are manifestations such as encephalitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and pancreatitis. Although splenomegaly is a known association among the gastrointestinal complications, splenic infarcts are sparsely reported in the literature. This case is about a woman with scrub typhus who presented with unexplained pain abdomen which was diagnosed as a splenic infarct.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_36_20rickettsial infectionsscrub typhussplenic infarct |
| spellingShingle | Cynthia Amrutha Sukumar Arya R. Poduval Nandakrishna Bhat Sudha Vidyasagar Scrub and Spleen: Scrub Typhus with a Splenic Infarct Indian Journal of Medical Specialities rickettsial infections scrub typhus splenic infarct |
| title | Scrub and Spleen: Scrub Typhus with a Splenic Infarct |
| title_full | Scrub and Spleen: Scrub Typhus with a Splenic Infarct |
| title_fullStr | Scrub and Spleen: Scrub Typhus with a Splenic Infarct |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scrub and Spleen: Scrub Typhus with a Splenic Infarct |
| title_short | Scrub and Spleen: Scrub Typhus with a Splenic Infarct |
| title_sort | scrub and spleen scrub typhus with a splenic infarct |
| topic | rickettsial infections scrub typhus splenic infarct |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_36_20 |
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