Digital Gangrene Associated with Scrub Typhus: A Case Series

Overview

Journal Am J Trop Med Hyg

Specialty Tropical Medicine

Date 2024 Feb 13

PMID 38350131

Authors

Jitendra Singh

Anju Dinkar

Nilesh Kumar

Kailash Kumar

Nidhi Tejan

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Abstract

Rickettsial diseases cover a broad spectrum of illnesses. Scrub typhus is present worldwide, and Orientia tsutsugamushi is the causative agent of this chigger mite-borne infectious illness. Infections exhibit a range of severity, from mild illness to the more severe manifestation of multiorgan failure. We report three cases of scrub fever (55-year-old female, 63-year-old female, and 29-year-old male), all cases developed focal or pan-digital gangrene. All cases were successfully treated by administering doxycycline and additional supportive measures. Digital gangrene is uncommon in scrub typhus. Clinical suspension for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment may avoid further complications.

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