TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute severe monarthritis
T2 - A rare manifestation of scrub typhus
AU - Handattu, Koushik
AU - Bhat Yellanthoor, Ramesh
AU - Konda, Kalyan Chakravarthy
AU - Kini, Sandesh
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Scrub typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi is an important cause for fever of unknown origin in endemic areas including India. The vasculitis associated with the disease leads to a variety of clinical manifestations. However, the joint involvement is quite rare and not reported in children. We present severe arthritis of hip joint associated with scrub typhus causing a diagnostic and management challenges in a 4-year-old girl.
AB - Scrub typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi is an important cause for fever of unknown origin in endemic areas including India. The vasculitis associated with the disease leads to a variety of clinical manifestations. However, the joint involvement is quite rare and not reported in children. We present severe arthritis of hip joint associated with scrub typhus causing a diagnostic and management challenges in a 4-year-old girl.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2018-227002
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2018-227002
M3 - Article
C2 - 30567173
AN - SCOPUS:85058222557
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 11
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
IS - 1
M1 - e227002
ER -