Acute transverse myelitis associated with scrub typhus: case report and a review of literatures

被引：27

作者：

Lee, Kwang Lae ^{[1
]}

Lee, Ju Kang ^{[1
]}

Yim, Yoon Myung ^{[1
]}

Lim, Oh Kyung ^{[1
]}

Bae, Keun Hwan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Gachon Univ Med & Sci, Dept Rehabil Med, Inchon 405760, South Korea

来源：

DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE | 2008年 / 60卷 / 02期

关键词：

acute transverse myelitis; scrub typhus;

D O I：

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.09.015

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

We describe a rare case of acute transverse myelitis associated with scrub typhus. Magnetic resonance imaging scans, clinical characteristics, skin biopsy, and cerebrospinal fluid cytology confirmed a diagnosis of acute transverse myelitis associated with scrub typhus. To our knowledge, this was not seen in a prior publication. Our case indicates that Orientia tsutsugamushi can invade spinal cord. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：237 / 239

页数：3

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