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Scrub typhus pneumonitis: an entity which is frequently missed
P Chayakul1, V Panich, K Silpapojakul
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
The Quarterly Journal of Medicine
|August 1, 1988
Abstract:
Four cases of scrub typhus pneumonitis are reported. Diagnosis was confirmed by positive Weil-Felix OX-K reaction and immunofluorescent antibody test for Rickettsia tsutsugamushi. Two patients presented with atypical pneumonia and two had overwhelming pneumonia resembling adult respiratory distress syndrome. All patients made a full recovery after appropriate treatment.