Abstract
This report describes a case of life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiple organ failure complicating probable scrub typhus. Favorable outcome was associated with fluoroquinolone therapy. Scrub typhus should be suspected in travelers returning from Southeast Asia presenting with unexplained respiratory manifestations.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
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Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Multiple Organ Failure / complications*
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Multiple Organ Failure / drug therapy
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Multiple Organ Failure / microbiology
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Multiple Organ Failure / physiopathology
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Ofloxacin / therapeutic use
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Orientia tsutsugamushi / immunology
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Scrub Typhus / complications*
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Scrub Typhus / drug therapy
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Scrub Typhus / microbiology
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Scrub Typhus / physiopathology
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Cephalosporins
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Ofloxacin
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Cefotaxime