Tricky typhus ticks two: A report of two sisters from North India presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to scrub typhus

R Pai, R Chaudhry, N Gupta, PB Sryma, A Biswas, AB DeyIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2016 34(2):244-246Scrub typhus is emerging as an important cause of acute febrile illness in Northern India. This is a report of two sisters presenting concurrently with acute respiratory distress syndrome. A diagnosis of scrub typhus was made in both the patients, and they were successfully treated with doxycycline.
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research