Scrub typhus: A case report from Bangladesh

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Although this zoonotic disease is common in tropical and subtropical regions, it is often underreported in Bangladesh. We present a case of scrub typhus in a 15-years-old...

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Main Authors: Shaila Rahman, Tamanna Bahar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:APIK Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ajim.in/article.asp?issn=2666-1802;year=2021;volume=9;issue=1;spage=52;epage=54;aulast=Rahman