Scrub typhus causing myocarditis and ARDS: A case report

Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is endemic in the so-called "tsutsugamushi triangle". There is a wide spectrum of presentation of the disease ranging from uncomplicated febrile illness to life-threatening sepsis with multiorgan dysfunction. We are presenting a case of scrub...

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Main Authors: Sai Lakshmikanth Bharathi, S Jayachandran, N Senthil, S Sujatha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Heart India
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Online Access:http://www.heartindia.net/article.asp?issn=2321-449x;year=2013;volume=1;issue=3;spage=85;epage=86;aulast=Bharathi