Acute fulminant myocarditis in scrub typhus

• Main Authors: Sittiwangkul R., Pongprot Y., Silviliarat S., Oberdorfer P., Jittamala P., Sirisanthana V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-48749119573&partnerID=40&md5=07ec9b3857e1aeabbd1105f8184d859a; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18510826; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2421
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi in which humans are accidental hosts. It is a febrile illness which is confined to rural Asia and the Western Pacific islands. Severe complications are very rare. We report four cases of acute fulminant myocarditis in children with...