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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 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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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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