title: A case of scrub typhus with acalculous cholecystitis, aseptic meningitis and mononeuritis multiplex.
abstract: We present an unusual case of a patient with scrub typhus who developed acalculous cholecystitis, aseptic meningitis and mononeuritis multiplex. The patient was successfully treated with oral minocycline. To our knowledge, this is the first report of mononeuritis multiplex caused by scrub typhus.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oki
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moriya
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizuma
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohnuki
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryuki
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000473:pathology; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008911:Minocycline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020422:Mononeuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008911:Minocycline