Acute Pancreatitis as a Rare Complication of Scrub Typhus: A Case Report

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Scrub typhus is transmitted by the bite of chiggers (larvae) Leptotrombidium deliense and caused bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi. Common symptoms include fever, headache, lymphadenopathy, black eschar formation, while acute pancreatitis a rare complication. We present case 27-year-old gentleman, who presented with epigastric pain constipation for three weeks, fever four days, vomiting two days. Serum lipase, C-reactive protein, serum amylase were significantly raised. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay anti-scrub IgM was positive at 0.605 optical density. An abdominal computed tomography scan revealed bulky pancreas. Mild fluid collection (50 × 60 65 mm) seen in peripancreatic region, along moderate to gross mesenteric fat stranding. The left anterior lateral renal conal fascia thickened edematous. patient managed intravenous fluids, antipyretics, doxycycline.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Cureus

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['2168-8184']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42358