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2022 Feb 03


BMC Pediatr


22


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An unusual presentation of scrub typhus in a child: a case report.

Authors

Jatsho J
BMC Pediatr. 2022 Feb 03; 22(1):77.
PMID: 35114958.

Abstract

Scrub Typhus (ST) is an acute, febrile zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi which is endemic to the Asia-Pacific region. Infected adults rarely present with sensorineural hearing loss and otalgia. Though few cases of pediatric cases are known to present with otalgia, no pediatric cases of sensorineural deafness complicating ST have been reported to date.