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Scrub Typhus Encephalitis: A Case Series from West Bengal

JOURNAL TITLE: Bengal Physician Journal

Author

1. Indranil Thakur

ISSN

DOI

10.5005/jp-journals-10070-6117

Volume

Issue

Publishing Year

2019

Pages

Author Affiliations

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Article keywords

Doxycycline, Encephalitis, Scrub typhus, Seizures, Serology

Abstract

Abstract

Scrub typhus is an emerging infectious disease in India. The disease can have varied presentations. Recently, during the rainy season, scrub typhus has emerged as one of the main etiologies of febrile illness in West Bengal. We here report four cases of encephalitis caused by scrub typhus. The varied presentations and laboratory features of the patients have been discussed in detail.