Korean J Med.
2011 Nov;81(5):667-672.
A Case of Scrub Typhus Complicating Oculomotor Nerve Impairment
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. drongkim@chosun.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neurology, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
Abstract
- Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that manifests with fever, skin rash, and myalgia. The spectrum of clinical severity ranges from mild to severe, with fatal complications including acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, meningoencephalitis, myocarditis, and pneumonitis. We report here a case of a 54-year-old woman with scrub typhus complicating oculomotor nerve impairment.
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