title: Scrub typhus and leptospirosis co-infection in Himalayan region.
abstract: Scrub typhus and leptospirosis are both zoonosis and systemic febrile illnesses with diverse clinical manifestations and they may present with similar signs and symptoms. We present a case of co-infection of scrub typhus and leptospirosis from Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayan region of India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, IG Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. sanjay_mahajan64@rediff.com
authors.forename: Sanjay K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Sharath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Digvijay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanga
authors.forename: Satinder S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kaushal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007194:India; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000276:immunology*; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007075:Immunoglobulin M