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  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Scrub typhus, a zoonotic illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is typically characterized by fever, rash, and eschar.
  • Neurological complications of scrub typhus are known but often underreported.
  • Psychiatric manifestations are particularly uncommon in the literature concerning scrub typhus.

Observation:

  • A patient presented with symptoms suggestive of scrub typhus.
  • During the course of illness, the patient developed distinct visual hallucinations.
  • This observation prompted further investigation into the neurological and psychiatric aspects of the disease.

Findings:

  • The diagnosis of scrub typhus was confirmed.
  • The visual hallucinations were identified as a key psychiatric symptom in this case.
  • This case adds to the limited understanding of neuropsychiatric presentations of scrub typhus.

Implications:

  • Clinicians should consider scrub typhus in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with unexplained psychiatric symptoms, especially in endemic areas.
  • This case underscores the importance of recognizing diverse neurological and psychiatric manifestations of infectious diseases.
  • Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms in scrub typhus and their frequency.