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An unusual manifestation of scrub typhus presenting with splenic infarct: a case report

Int J Adv Med. 2023;10(3):251-253.DOI10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20230368

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Abstract

Scrub typhus has a wide range of clinical presentation varying from mild symptoms like fever, chills, headaches, myalgias, gastric ulcerations and hepatitis to more fatal conditions like pneumonia and encephalopathy caused by disseminated vasculitis with splenic infarct being a rare complication. We report a case of 50-years old male with scrub typhus who presented as multiple splenic infarcts.

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  1. Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
  2. Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India

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