Coinfection with leptospirosis and Scrub Typhus- A case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Abstract Leptospirosis and scrub Typhus are zoonoses with worldwide distribution. Both are important causes of acute febrile illness. The clinical presentation is wide for both disease ranging from mild to fatal. A diagnosis of confection with leptospirosis and scrub typhus may be underdiagnosed due to lack of clinical suspicion. we are reporting a case of confection with leptospirosis and scrub typhus who presented with fever, breathlessness and altered sensorium at emergency and admitted under general medicine department of Indira Gandhi institute of medical science, Patna. Patient was initially treated empirically as a case of acute febrile illness with encephalopathy, later on specific therapy started after serological confirmation of leptospirosis and scrub typhus and the patient responded very well to the therapy without any sequelae during hospital stay and follow up.
Authors and Affiliations
Manoj Kumar Choudhary, Amrendu Kumar, Pravin Kumar, Amit Kr. Mishra, Kalyan Kr. Saha, P. Deepankar, S. K. Suman, Anjani Kumar
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