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abstract: 'Scrub Typhus, or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae and named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Recently it has been found to endemic in Subhimalayan region of India. Scrub typhus affects skeletal muscles, skin, lungs, kidneys, brain and cardiac muscles.We report a rare case of scrub typhus presenting as acute myocardial infarction.'
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date: 2012-10-25
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keywords: Scrub typhus; Myocardial infarction
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referencetext: "1.\tSharma A, Mahajan S, Gupta ML, Kanga A and Sharma V. Investigation of an Outbreak of Scrub Typhus in the Himalayan Region of India. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2005;58:208-210\r\n2.\tMathai E, Lloyd G, Cherian E et al. Serological evidence for the continued presence of human rickettsioses in southern India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 2001;95:395-398.\r\n3.\tJames MT. Mites and mite-borne disease. In: Harwood RF, ed, Medical Entomology. 6th ed. New York: Macmillan, 1969; 379-87.\r\n4.\tSettle EB, Pinkerton H, Corbett AJ. A pathologic study of tsutsugamushi disease with notes on clinicopathologic correlation. J Lab Clin Med 1945;30:639-661.\r\n5.\tAllen AC, Saitz S. A comparative study of the pathology of scrub typhus( tsutsugamushi disease) and other rickettsial disease. Am J Pathol 1945;21:603\r\n6.\tKim DG, Kim JW, Choi YS, Kim SH, Kim SM, Park CG, Seo HS, Oh DJ. Acute myocardial infarction following scrub typhus infection. Int J Cardiol. 2007 Dec 15;123(1):73."
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title: Scrub Typhus Presenting as Acute Myocardial Infarction.
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volume: 11
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