Acute Fulminant Myocarditis in Scrub Typhus

Overview

Journal Ann Trop Paediatr

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2008 May 31

PMID 18510826

Citations 26

Authors

Rekwan Sittiwangkul

Yupada Pongprot

Suchaya Silviliarat

Peninnah Oberdorfer

Podjanee Jittamala

Virat Sirisanthana

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Abstract

Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi in which humans are accidental hosts. It is a febrile illness which is confined to rural Asia and the Western Pacific islands. Severe complications are very rare. We report four cases of acute fulminant myocarditis in children with scrub typhus. This complication led to severe cardiogenic shock and death in two of them. We believe this is the first report of fulminant myocarditis complicating scrub typhus in children.

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