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A 54-year-old female presented with fever, chills, headache, body aches, and shortness of breath for 5 days. She was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia and scrub typhus based on positive scrub typhus testing. She was treated with doxycycline, azithromycin, paracetamol, and ceftriaxone. Her symptoms improved and she was discharged on her fourth day of admission. Scrub typhus is transmitted by chigger bites and causes endothelial damage leading to multi-organ involvement. Proper diagnosis and timely treatment
- Author
- Manoj
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- EN