Scrub typhus in a primary health care center of Nepal: A case series.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Scrub typhus is endemic in most parts of Southeast Asia including Nepal. Fever, rash, headache, myalgia, eschar are the common clinical features. Though endemic, scrub typhus is grossly underdiagnosed in our country due to the lack of diagnostic tools and non-specific presentation of the disease. Here we present a series of 23 cases of scrub typhus from a primary healthcare center of Nepal.

Method

This is a retrospective case series done among 23 patients diagnosed with scrub typhus and admitted to Aaruchanaute Primary health care center between August 15, 2021 to September 14, 2021. Epidemiological, clinical features and clinical outcomes of all the patients are described.

Results

Among 23 patients admitted to the primary health care center,78% were of a

SUBMITTER: Gurung S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8978104 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature