Ghosh Sonali, Akhuli Atish, Das Choudhury Sourav, Ghosh Kaushik
Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, IND.
Anaesthesiology, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Berhampore, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 10;16(7):e64261. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64261. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Scrub typhus is a zoonotic feverish condition that can range from mild to severe, potentially life-threatening symptoms. Common signs include fever, headache, muscle pain, and a skin rash. Although rare, splenic infarction is a known complication of scrub typhus, with only a limited number of cases documented in medical literature. The case of a 68-year-old male with fever and abdominal discomfort, ultimately diagnosed with both scrub typhus and splenic infarct, illustrates the importance of recognizing splenic infarction as a potential complication of scrub typhus, particularly in areas where the disease is prevalent. The patient was promptly diagnosed and managed with a favorable outcome.
恙虫病是一种人畜共患的发热性疾病，症状可轻可重，甚至可能危及生命。常见症状包括发热、头痛、肌肉疼痛和皮疹。虽然罕见，但脾梗死是恙虫病已知的并发症，医学文献中记载的病例数量有限。一名68岁男性出现发热和腹部不适，最终被诊断为恙虫病和脾梗死，这一病例说明了认识到脾梗死是恙虫病潜在并发症的重要性，尤其是在该疾病流行的地区。患者得到了及时诊断和治疗，预后良好。
