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Scrub typhus meningitis from Urban Delhi ? An atypical presentation
Journal: The Journal of communicable diseases (Vol.47, No. 1)Publication Date: 2015-03-01
Authors : Darbari Lal; Rohan Tewani; Mala Chhabra; Akshay Chandra Dhariwal;
Page : 19-20
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Abstract
Scrub typhus, a mite-transmitted zoonosis is caused byOrientiatsutsugamushi. It is transmitted by the larval mites (chiggers) of theLeptotrombidiumdeliensegroup.Clinical manifestations vary from acute febrile illness to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Neurological involvement is also seen.3,4 We report a case of scrub typhus from North Delhi which presented as acute febrile illness with meningitis, without eschar.
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