Scrub typhus, a reemerging zoonosis – An Indian case series

A Case of Scrub Typhus

Scrub typhus: a case report.

Fever with rash is a common cause for dermatological referral. The causes can range from viral to protozoal, bacterial or spirochaetal. A case of rickettsial fever is reported.

Atypical Case of Scrub Typhus

Scrub typhus, also called tsutsugamushi disease in Japan, is one of the most common rickettsial diseases in this country. Fever, skin rash, eschar and elevated hepatic enzymes are main clinical features of scrub typhus. We present the case of a 55 year-old woman contracted with this infection without skin eruption and abnormal liver function. The finding of an unusual eschar helped us to make a...

Neonatal scrub typhus: a case report.

Scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease) is caused by orienta tsutsugamushi and transmitted by trombiculid mite. Approximately 1 million infections occur each year globally and it occurs mostly in Asia. It can affect all age groups however very rare case has been reported among neonates. Here we report a newborn with scrub typhus disease. Whenever a newborn present with clinical symptoms of the dis...

A Severe Case of Scrub Typhus

Mrs. E., aged 30, came under the observation of one of us (C. C. K.) on 29th September, 1936. She complained of a boil on the left side of her neck near the hair margin, and sore throat. On examination it was found that it was a cervical gland which was inflamed and tender. There was also general adenitis of cervical, axillary and inguinal regions. No superficial ulceration of the skin or the s...