scrub typhus with unusual presentation
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Scrub Typhus with Unusual Presentation
Scrub typhus is an acute, febrile zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi. The clinical manifestations of the disease range from subclinical to fatal organ failure. The common symptoms are fever, chills, headache, myalgia, dry cough, lymphadenopathy, and gastrointestinal disturbances. The presentation with complications is usually due to delay in diagnosis ...
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international journal of preventive medicineجلد ۵، شماره ۸، صفحات ۱۰۵۴-۰
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