An Unusual Presentation of Scrub Typhus
Published: September 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/22700.8485
Giridhar Reddy Banda, Srikrishna Raghavendra Boddu, Priyanka Ballal, Jayaprakash Belle
1. Postgraduate Student, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
2. Postgraduate Student,, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
3. Intern, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
4. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Priyanka Ballal,
‘Pooja’ Vadiraj Road, Udupi–576101, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: priyankaballal@gmail.com
Presentation of scrub typhus associated with brachial neuritis is extremely rare with only a few cases reported so far. Here, we report a case of a 45-year-old female who presented with fever and right shoulder pain. Laboratory parameters showed leucocytosis with ELISA and PCR for scrub typhus positive. Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) study was suggestive of brachial neuritis. She was given doxycycline therapy for 10 days following which her shoulder pain resolved.
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