Severe tsutsugamushi disease complicated with severe pneumonia, ncephalitis and multiple organ dysfunction: a case report

XIE Xiuyin; WANG Kuliang; XIE Youling; WEI Qingfei

doi:10.16766/j.cnki.issn.1674-4152.003274

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XIE Xiuyin, WANG Kuliang, XIE Youling, WEI Qingfei. Severe tsutsugamushi disease complicated with severe pneumonia, ncephalitis and multiple organ dysfunction: a case report[J]. Chinese Journal of General Practice, 2023, 21(11): 1990-1994. doi: 10.16766/j.cnki.issn.1674-4152.003274

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XIE Xiuyin, WANG Kuliang, XIE Youling, WEI Qingfei. Severe tsutsugamushi disease complicated with severe pneumonia, ncephalitis and multiple organ dysfunction: a case report[J]. Chinese Journal of General Practice, 2023, 21(11): 1990-1994. doi: 10.16766/j.cnki.issn.1674-4152.003274

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XIE Xiuyin, WANG Kuliang, XIE Youling, WEI Qingfei. Severe tsutsugamushi disease complicated with severe pneumonia, ncephalitis and multiple organ dysfunction: a case report[J]. Chinese Journal of General Practice, 2023, 21(11): 1990-1994. doi: 10.16766/j.cnki.issn.1674-4152.003274

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Severe tsutsugamushi disease complicated with severe pneumonia, ncephalitis and multiple organ dysfunction: a case report

doi: 10.16766/j.cnki.issn.1674-4152.003274

Department of General Practice, Forth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, Guangxi 545000, China

Received Date: 2022-11-13
Available Online: 2024-01-13

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Scrub typhus is an acute natural infectious disease caused by infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi, one of the most easily overlooked infectious diseases today. It is characterized by sudden onset with high fever, skin eschar or ulcer and lymph node enlargement. The basic pathological changes are vasculitis and perivasculitis and the clinical manifestations are varying degrees of organ dysfunction, necrosis and even failure. This paper reports a case of severe tsutsugamushi disease with fever as the first symptom and severe pneumonic encephalitis and multiple organ dysfunction, which was cured and discharged after treatment. By reporting this case and reviewing the literature, this article aims to improve the clinical understanding of Tsutsugamushi disease in order to achieve early diagnosis, early treatment, and individualized treatment.
- Srcub typhus,
- Severe tsutsugamushi disease,
- Severe pneumonia,
- Encephalitis,
- Multiple organ dysfunction

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