Scrub typhus is an acute febrile disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, and the clinical course varies from mild and self-limiting to fatal. We describe a rare case of a pulmonary artery thrombosis associated with scrub typhus. Vasculitis via endothelial dysfunction caused by scrub typhus could be considered as the main mechanism.
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Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hosp, Dept Paediat & Adolescent Med, Tai Po, 11 Chuen On Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaAlice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hosp, Dept Paediat & Adolescent Med, Tai Po, 11 Chuen On Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Leung, H. T.
Lee, H. M.
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Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hosp, Dept Paediat & Adolescent Med, Tai Po, 11 Chuen On Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaAlice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hosp, Dept Paediat & Adolescent Med, Tai Po, 11 Chuen On Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Lee, H. M.
Cheng, V
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Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hosp, Dept Paediat & Adolescent Med, Tai Po, 11 Chuen On Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaAlice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hosp, Dept Paediat & Adolescent Med, Tai Po, 11 Chuen On Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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Chan, K. C.
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