Scrub typus fulminating as liver failure: A rare report

J Vector Borne Dis. 2023 Jul-Sep;60(3):333-335. doi: 10.4103/0972-9062.374042.ABSTRACTScrub typhus is almost an endemic tropical mite-borne, zoonotic illness often cognate with the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi. After a typical incubation period of a fortnight, non-specific symptoms including fever, headache, and a specific skin 'eschar' is customary. If untreated after a symptomatic week, scrub typus may precipitate end-organ involvements spiraling into vivid complications. Nevertheless, crub typhus tends to display mild transaminitis, frank liver failure is hardly common in clinical practice. An instance of scrub typus triggering fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) in a middle-aged female is being reported here.PMID:37843246 | DOI:10.4103/0972-9062.374042
Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research