title: Tricky typhus ticks two: A report of two sisters from North India presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to scrub typhus.
abstract: Scrub typhus is emerging as an important cause of acute febrile illness in Northern India. This is a report of two sisters presenting concurrently with acute respiratory distress syndrome. A diagnosis of scrub typhus was made in both the patients, and they were successfully treated with doxycycline.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Sryma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Dey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D035781:Siblings; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline