Pediatric scrub typhus complicated by meningitis
Scrub typhus is caused by the intracellular pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi, which is transmitted to humans by infected chigger mites. The disease causes a febrile illness accompanied by regional or generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, as well as nonspecific manifestations. Scrub...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/7672abbf3057453e93d788b265b9e41c |
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