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Case Report: A Fatal Case of Scrub Typhus Complicated by Heatstroke

A 76-year-old man who had been bathing in a hot spring was taken to the hospital in a coma. PCR assay performed on the eschar revealed a serotype Hirano/Kuroki of Orientia tsutsugamushi. Coexisted heatstroke superimposed on multiple underlying risk factors likely led to a fatal clinical course.

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Published in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Kikuchi, Hiroaki, Narita, Masashi, Chida, Yasuyuki, Ishida, Tokiya, Shinohara, Kazuaki
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7695101/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32975175
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0577
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