Acute renal failure associated with scrub typhus: report of a case.
We report on a 25-year-old man who had scrub typhus with the unusual complication of acute renal failure. The clinical features of fever, headache, high Weil-Felix OX-K agglutination and Rickettsia tsutsugamushi immunofluorescence titers confirmed the diagnosis of scrub typhus. Acute renal failure was proven by oliguria, urinary diagnostic indices and renal biopsy. The patient had a complete recovery after adequate medical treatment.
Hsu
G J
GJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
Young
T
T
Peng
M Y
MY
Chang
F Y
FY
Chou
M Y
MY
Sheu
L F
LF
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000150:complications*