Open AccessAn Unusual Presentation of Scrub Typhus
Author(s) -
Giridhar Reddy Banda,
Srikrishna Raghavendra Boddu,
Priyanka Ballal,
B Jayaprakash
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22700.8485
Subject(s) - scrub typhus , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , neuritis , doxycycline , nerve conduction study , electromyography , surgery , dermatology , orientia tsutsugamushi , nerve conduction , pathology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
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.