Scrub typhus imported to Scandinavia.
We present the first 3 cases of confirmed scrub typhus imported to Scandinavia. The patients were infected in Thailand, Laos and Sri Lanka, respectively. Treatment with ciprofloxacin and doxycycline lead to rapid cure in 2 of the patients, while the third patient, who was not treated, had a prolonged convalescence. Specific antibodies against Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus, were detected in all 3 cases.
Jensenius
Mogens
M
Department of Internal Medicine, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. mogens.jensenius@ioks.uio.no
Montelius
Richard
R
Berild
Dag
D
Vene
Sirkka
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos; D008297:Male; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000276:immunology; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries / Q000453:epidemiology; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013188:Sri Lanka; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D004318:Doxycycline