Scrub typhus and leptospirosis co-infection in Himalayan region

Scrub typhus and leptospirosis are both zoonosis and systemic febrile illnesses with diverse clinical manifestations and they may present with similar signs and symptoms. We present a case of co-infection of scrub typhus and leptospirosis from Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayan region of India.

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Published in:Tropical doctor 2012-07, Vol.42 (3), p.176-177
Main Authors: Mahajan, Sanjay K, Babu NM, Sharath, Singh, Digvijay, Kanga, Anil, Kaushal, Satinder S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Coinfection - diagnosis
Coinfection - microbiology
Female
General aspects
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Immunoglobulin M - blood
India
Infectious diseases
Leptospira
Leptospira - immunology
Leptospirosis - complications
Leptospirosis - diagnosis
Leptospirosis - microbiology
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Orientia tsutsugamushi - immunology
Rickettsial diseases
Scrub Typhus - complications
Scrub Typhus - diagnosis
Scrub Typhus - microbiology
Tropical bacterial diseases
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Summary:Scrub typhus and leptospirosis are both zoonosis and systemic febrile illnesses with diverse clinical manifestations and they may present with similar signs and symptoms. We present a case of co-infection of scrub typhus and leptospirosis from Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayan region of India.
ISSN:0049-4755
1758-1133
DOI:10.1258/td.2012.120041