Scrub Typhus Infection: A Rare Pneumonia Mimic

Hiremath Sagar

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1314

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Scrub Typhus Infection: A Rare Pneumonia Mimic

Hiremath Sagar

Citation Information : Sagar H. Scrub Typhus Infection: A Rare Pneumonia Mimic. Pediatr Inf Dis 2022; 4 (1):19-20.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1314

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 08-02-2022

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Abstract

Scrub typhus is a common infection in tropical countries affecting mainly the pediatric population. It is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi with characteristic pathological change being focal or disseminated vasculitis. Main clinical symptoms involve fever, rash, headache, myalgia along with edema of the face and limbs. Lobar pneumonia is not a common manifestation of scrub typhus infection. Here, we discuss a case of a girl who presented with unilateral neck swelling with lobar pneumonia who turned up to be positive for scrub typhus infection.

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