A Case of Scrub Typhus Complicated by Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Successful Management with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

A 67-year-old woman was diagnosed as having scrub typhus with pneumonitis. On admission, she was started on a combination therapy with levofloxacin and doxycycline. However, the patient developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) on the 2nd day, and as a result, she underwent extraco...

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Published in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Choi, Woo Young, Lee, Seung Yun, Kwon, Hea Yoon, Im, Jae Hyoung, Durey, Areum, Baek, Ji Hyeon, Kim, Young Sam, Kang, Jae-Seung, Lee, Jin-Soo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014258/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27458040
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0069
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