An interesting case of scrub typhus meningoencephalits

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Case Report

Author Details : Apurva Agarwal, Swapnil Gautam*, Jay Mukesh Vashisth

Volume : 9, Issue : 3, Year : 2023

Article Page : 189-191

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmmtd.2023.036

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Abstract

Rickettsial diseases are a re-emerging group of illnesses that are known to show a good response to treatment if diagnosed in time. Here we report a case of Scrub Typhus-related Meningoencephalitis in a young gentleman and the importance of high clinical suspicion with early empirical treatment in patients with consistent epidemiological context.
 

Keywords: Scrub Typhus, Fever, Mods, Rickettsia

How to cite : Agarwal A, Gautam S, Vashisth J M, An interesting case of scrub typhus meningoencephalits. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2023;9(3):189-191

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