Antinuclear antibodies in scrub typhus: Transient occurrence during acute illness

Antinuclear antibodies in scrub typhus: Transient occurrence during acute illness

Background & objectives: The pathological hallmark of scrub typhus infection is focal or disseminated vasculitis. As with other infections, antinuclear antibodies (ANA) have been previously described in scrub typhus. However, the underlying mechanisms and implications of this immunological pheno...

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Main Authors: Maria Koshy, John Mathew, Reginald Alex, John Antony Jude, Ravikar Ralph, Thambu David Sudarsanam, Sowmya Sathyendra, J Visalakshi, John Victor Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Immunology; rickettsial diseases; scrub typhus; tropical medicine
Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2018;volume=55;issue=1;spage=52;epage=57;aulast=Koshy

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