Scrub typhus mimicking enteric fever; a report of three patients

被引：3

作者：

Premaratna, R. ^{[1
]}

Nawasiwatte, B. M. T. P. ^{[1
]}

Niriella, M. A. ^{[1
]}

Chandrasena, T. G. A. N. ^{[2
]}

Bandara, N. K. B. K. R. G. W. ^{[3
]}

Rajapakse, R. P. V. J. ^{[4
]}

de Silva, H. J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Kelaniya, Dept Med, Ragama, Sri Lanka

[2] Univ Kelaniya, Dept Parasitol, Ragama, Sri Lanka

[3] Univ Kelaniya, Dept Microbiol, Ragama, Sri Lanka

[4] Univ Peradeniya, Dept Vet Med, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

来源：

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2010年 / 104卷 / 04期

关键词：

Scrub typhus; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Diarrhoea; Rickettsioses; Enteric fever; Sri Lanka;

D O I：

10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.08.011

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

We report three patients who presented with fever and late onset diarrhoea mimicking enteric fever. All three patients were diagnosed with an Orientia tsutsugamushi infection and responded dramatically to doxycycline treatment. Clinicians practicing in rickettsial disease endemic areas should be made aware of similar clinical presentations in order to prevent morbidity and mortality associated with rickettsioses. (C) 2009 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：309 / 310

页数：2

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