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* Chigger-borne rickettsial infection caused by the intracellular Gram-negative bacterium ''Orientia tsutsugamushi'' that causes '''scrub typhus''' |
* Chigger-borne rickettsial infection caused by the intracellular Gram-negative bacterium ''Orientia tsutsugamushi'' that causes '''scrub typhus''' |
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= Life Cycle = |
== Life Cycle == |
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* Transmitted within mites (chiggers) transovarially |
* Transmitted within mites (chiggers) transovarially |
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= Epidemiology = |
== Epidemiology == |
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* Most common in rural Asia and western Australia, as well as other parts of eastern Asia, including Russia and India |
* Most common in rural Asia and western Australia, as well as other parts of eastern Asia, including Russia and India |
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= Clinical Presentation = |
== Clinical Presentation == |
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* Fever, headache, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, and an eschar |
* Fever, headache, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, and an eschar |
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* Infection also decreases HIV viral load and can lead to immune reconstitution |
* Infection also decreases HIV viral load and can lead to immune reconstitution |
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= Diagnosis = |
== Diagnosis == |
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* Four-fold rise in immunofluorescence serology |
* Four-fold rise in immunofluorescence serology |
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* PCR on eschar, blood, or lymph node biopsy |
* PCR on eschar, blood, or lymph node biopsy |
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= Management = |
== Management == |
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* [[Doxycycline]] 100 mg po bid for 7 days |
* [[Doxycycline]] 100 mg po bid for 7 days |
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Revision as of 20:15, 15 August 2019
- Chigger-borne rickettsial infection caused by the intracellular Gram-negative bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi that causes scrub typhus
Life Cycle
- Transmitted within mites (chiggers) transovarially
Epidemiology
- Most common in rural Asia and western Australia, as well as other parts of eastern Asia, including Russia and India
Clinical Presentation
- Fever, headache, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, and an eschar
- Lymphadenopathy sometimes grouped near the eschar
- Should almost always be able to find the eschar if you look hard enough
- Transient pale macular rash
- May have cough
- May have mental status changes and hepatosplenomegaly
- In severe cases, may progress to multiorgan failure and hemorrhage
- After treatment, may relapse
- Infection also decreases HIV viral load and can lead to immune reconstitution
Diagnosis
- Four-fold rise in immunofluorescence serology
- PCR on eschar, blood, or lymph node biopsy
Management
- Doxycycline 100 mg po bid for 7 days
