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  • Nephrology
  • Tropical Medicine

Background:

  • Scrub typhus presents with diverse symptoms, including pneumonia and neurological issues, but urinary tract infections are rare.
  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs) like cystitis and pyelonephritis are uncommon manifestations of scrub typhus.

Observation:

  • A 53-year-old female with diabetes presented with fever, dysuria, and flank pain, initially treated for pyelonephritis.
  • Despite conventional antibiotics, her condition worsened, leading to septic shock, with sterile urine cultures raising suspicion of atypical pathogens.

Findings:

  • Diagnosis of scrub typhus-related acute pyelonephritis and septic shock was confirmed via IgM antibodies.
  • Treatment with doxycycline resulted in significant clinical improvement and discharge.

Implications:

  • Highlights the importance of considering atypical organisms, such as Orientia tsutsugamushi causing scrub typhus, in UTI cases.
  • Emphasizes prompt diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy to prevent severe outcomes and life-threatening complications from unusual UTI causes.