title: Scrub typhus presenting as acute abdomen.
abstract: Scrub typhus, a zoonosis, is a systemic febrile illness with diverse clinical manifestations. It may also present with signs and symptoms of acute abdomen. We present two serologically confirmed cases of scrub typhus presenting with acute abdomen that were managed conservatively with antibiotics.
authors: Department of Medicine, IG Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. sanjay_mahajan64@rediffmail.com
authors: Sanjay K
authors: SK
authors: Mahajan
authors: Sharath N M
authors: SN
authors: Babu
authors: Dhruv
authors: D
authors: Sharma
authors: Digvijay
authors: D
authors: Singh
authors: Anil
authors: A
authors: Kanga
authors: Satinder S
authors: SS
authors: Kaushal
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000276:immunology; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial