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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec 3;11(1):bcr2018227002.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227002.

Acute severe monarthritis: a rare manifestation of scrub typhus

Koushik Handattu  1 , Ramesh Bhat Yellanthoor  2 , Kalyan Chakravarthy Konda  2 , Sandesh Kini  2
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Acute severe monarthritis: a rare manifestation of scrub typhus

Koushik Handattu et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Scrub typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi is an important cause for fever of unknown origin in endemic areas including India. The vasculitis associated with the disease leads to a variety of clinical manifestations. However, the joint involvement is quite rare and not reported in children. We present severe arthritis of hip joint associated with scrub typhus causing a diagnostic and management challenges in a 4-year-old girl.

Keywords: infectious diseases; paediatrics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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