Scrub typhus and pregnancy: a case report and literature review.
Scrub typhus is still prevalent on Penghu Islands. We herein report a case in a pregnant woman who had been to Yi-Lan County in Taiwan. The patient responded well to Minocycline (Minocin) therapy without complication. Her newborn baby was found not complicated with the disease. The relative literature is reviewed.
Tsui
M S
MS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Panchiao, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Fang
R C
RC
Su
Y M
YM
Li
Y T
YT
Lin
H M
HM
Sun
L S
LS
Tu
F C
FC
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000188:drug therapy
D008911:Minocycline