Jajoo Mamta, Kumar Dipti, Manchanda Sameeksha
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Delhi, India.
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Delhi, India.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Aug;11(8):SD05-SD06. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/26607.10500. Epub 2017 Aug 1.
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile mite-born rickettsial infection caused by (formely called . This infection is very uncommon in neonates. We report a case of 19-day-old newborn presenting with clinical features mimicking severe sepsis but was subsequently diagnosed with primary scrub typhus infection. The timely treatment resulted in dramatic response and complete recovery.
恙虫病是一种由恙虫东方体(以前称为恙虫立克次体)引起的急性发热性、由螨传播的立克次体感染。这种感染在新生儿中非常罕见。我们报告一例19日龄新生儿,其临床表现类似于严重脓毒症,但随后被诊断为原发性恙虫病感染。及时治疗导致显著疗效和完全康复。