棘手的斑疹伤寒蜱虫之二：来自印度北部的两姐妹因恙虫病引发急性呼吸窘迫综合征的病例报告。

Tricky typhus ticks two: A report of two sisters from North India presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to scrub typhus.

作者信息

Pai R, Chaudhry R, Gupta N, Sryma P B, Biswas A, Dey A B

机构信息

Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

出版信息

Indian J Med Microbiol. 2016 Apr-Jun;34(2):244-6. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.176847.

DOI:10.4103/0255-0857.176847

PMID:27080784

Abstract

Scrub typhus is emerging as an important cause of acute febrile illness in Northern India. This is a report of two sisters presenting concurrently with acute respiratory distress syndrome. A diagnosis of scrub typhus was made in both the patients, and they were successfully treated with doxycycline.

摘要

恙虫病正成为印度北部急性发热性疾病的一个重要病因。本文报告了两姐妹同时出现急性呼吸窘迫综合征的病例。两名患者均被诊断为恙虫病，并通过强力霉素成功治愈。