Neuritis and gastrointestinal hemorrhage in scrub typhus patients
- PMID: 25385859
- PMCID: PMC4347371
- DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0478
Neuritis and gastrointestinal hemorrhage in scrub typhus patients
Abstract
A 78-year-old woman with scrub typhus exhibited gastric hemorrhage with multiple gastric ulcers. This is the first report to confirm pathologically the presence of not only vasculitis but also, neuritis. The results suggest the necessity of studies confirming neuritis as the cause of gastric ulcer and bleeding in scrub typhus.
© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Figures

References
-
- Mahajan SK. Gastro-intestinal bleeding in scrub typhus. J Assoc Physicians India. 2011;59:602. - PubMed
-
- Hoshino C, Narita M, Yamabe A, Sekikawa Y, Ishihara K, Ikeda H, Satoh N, Inoue M. Scrub typhus-induced serious gastric ulcer bleeding. Intern Med. 2011;50:2675–2677. - PubMed
-
- Aung-Thu, Supanaranond W, Phumiratanaprapin W, Phonrat B, Chinprasatsak S, Ratanajaratroj N. Gastrointestinal manifestations of septic patients with scrub typhus in Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2004;35:845–851. - PubMed
-
- Kim SJ, Chung IK, Chung IS, Song DH, Park SH, Kim HS, Lee MH. The clinical significance of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in gastrointestinal vasculitis related to scrub typhus. Endoscopy. 2000;32:950–955. - PubMed
Publication types
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources
Medical