Korean J Crit Care Med.  2015 Feb;30(1):52-55. 10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.1.52.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Complicated Scrub Typhus

• Kim ES
• Lee J

• KMID: 2227703
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.1.52

Abstract

Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi . Although early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis for the majority of patients, life-threatening complications are not uncommon. Here, we present a case of successful veno-veno-type extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for scrub typhus-induced complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis and multi-organ dysfunction. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in complicated scrub typhus in Korea.

Keyword

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; scrub typhus; tsutsugamushi

MeSH Terms

Communicable Diseases
Early Diagnosis
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Humans
Korea
Myocarditis
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Prognosis
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Scrub Typhus*

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  Fig. 1. (A) Chest radiograph showing pneumonia and pulmonary edema. (B) Chest computed tomography showing bilateral pulmonary infiltrates.

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