Scrub typhus infection in pregnancy: the dilemma of diagnosis and treatment in a resource-limited setting

被引：4
|
作者：
Watthanaworawit, Wanitda [1 ]
Kolakowska, Edyta [1 ]
Hanboonkunupakarn, Borimas [2 ]
Ling, Clare [1 ]
McGready, Rose [1 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Mahidol Univ, Fac Trop Med, Mahidol Oxford Trop Med Res Unit, Shoklo Malaria Res Unit, POB 46,68-30 Baan Tung Rd, Mae Sot 63110, Tak Province, Thailand
[2] Mahidol Univ, Fac Trop Med, Mahidol Oxford Trop Med Res Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
[3] Univ Oxford, Nuffield Dept Med, Ctr Trop Med, Oxford, England
来源：
CLINICAL CASE REPORTS | 2016年 / 4卷 / 06期
基金：
英国惠康基金;
关键词：
Acute undifferentiated fever; maternal mortality; Orientia tsutsugamushi; scrub typhus; sepsis; stillbirth;
D O I：
10.1002/ccr3.572
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
To save the life of both mother and fetus, the risks and benefits of the few antibiotics considered effective in the treatment of severe scrub typhus require consideration. In this case, chloramphenicol treatment averted maternal but not fetal mortality. Evidence-based guidelines appropriate for resource-limited endemic areas are required.
引用
收藏
页码：584 / 588
页数：5
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Ruptured caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: A diagnostic dilemma in a resource-limited setting
    Ajong A.B.
    Kenfack B.
    Agbor V.N.
    Njotang P.N.
    [J]. BMC Research Notes, 11 (1)
  • [2] Scrub Typhus Meningoencephalitis: Review of Literature and Unique Diagnostic & Management Challenges in Resource-Limited Settings
    Unni, Susmita
    Eswaradass, S. K. Chellapandian
    Nair, Hari Krishnan
    Anandan, Swapna
    Mani, Iswariya
    Eswaradass, Prasanna Venkatesan
    [J]. CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2022, 14 (06)
  • [3] CHALLENGES FOR SOLID TUMOUR DIAGNOSIS IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING
    Kruger, Mariana
    Reynders, David
    Omar, Fareed
    Schoeman, Judy
    Wedi, Oloko
    [J]. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, 2010, 55 (05) : 838 - 838
  • [4] Bridging The Gap in Epilepsy Treatment in A Resource-Limited Setting
    Keni, Ravish R.
    Thomas, Sanjeev V.
    [J]. ANNALS OF INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY, 2020, 23 (04) : 427 - 427
  • [5] A convoluted path to the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in a resource-limited setting
    Sithole, W. C.
    Pillay, S.
    Mbanjwa, B.
    Magula, N.
    [J]. SAGE OPEN MEDICAL CASE REPORTS, 2023, 11
  • [6] Diagnosis of cryptococcal and tuberculous meningitis in a resource-limited African setting
    Cohen, Danielle B.
    Zijlstra, Eduard E.
    Mukaka, Mavuto
    Reiss, Miriam
    Kamphambale, Shizzie
    Scholing, Maarten
    Waitt, Peter I.
    Neuhann, Florian
    [J]. TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 2010, 15 (08) : 910 - 917
  • [7] Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Glomerular Disease in a Resource-Limited Setting
    Ramachandran, Raja
    Ulasi, Ifeoma I.
    Onu, Ugochi C.
    Jha, Vivekanand
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 2022, 33 (11): : 180 - 180
  • [8] Alternative strategy for the diagnosis of an enterocutaneous fistula in a resource-limited setting
    Himmler, Amber
    Ordonez Velecela, Maria Soledad
    Pena Perez, Edison Fernando
    Puyana, Juan Carlos
    Carlos Salamea, Juan
    Pino Andrade, Raul
    [J]. TRAUMA SURGERY & ACUTE CARE OPEN, 2020, 5 (01)
  • [9] Challenges and perspectives of abdominal pregnancy in a resource-limited setting: A case series
    Christian-Bardol, Kakanda Kaunda
    Patrick, Ekinda Mbula
    Chama, Syrile Bwalya
    Noe, Kasereka Mwanamolo
    Musa, Maria Sumayi
    Fabrice, Lele Mutombo
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS, 2024, 115
  • [10] Broad ligament ectopic pregnancy at 18 weeks: diagnosis and management in a resource-limited setting (a case report)
    Dingom, Madye Ange Ngo
    Tsuala, Jovanny Fouogue
    Ntsama, Junie Annick Metogo
    Tatsipie, Wilfried Loic Meukem
    Kamdem, Diane Estelle
    Alima, Jean Marie
    Essiben, Felix
    [J]. PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2023, 46
12345