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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2024

Digital Gangrene Associated with Scrub Typhus: A Case Series.

Jitendra Singh, Anju Dinkar, Nilesh Kumar, Kailash Kumar, Nidhi Tejan

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene in an Indian Child with Severe Scrub Typhus.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jitendra SinghDepartment of General Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Anju DinkarDepartment of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Nilesh KumarDepartment of General Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Kailash KumarDepartment of General Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Nidhi TejanDepartment of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Institute of Medical Sciences · INBanaras Hindu University · INSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rickettsial diseases cover a broad spectrum of illnesses. Scrub typhus is present worldwide, and Orientia tsutsugamushi is the causative agent of this chigger mite-borne infectious illness. Infections exhibit a range of severity, from mild illness to the more severe manifestation of multiorgan failure. We report three cases of scrub fever (55-year-old female, 63-year-old female, and 29-year-old male), all cases developed focal or pan-digital gangrene. All cases were successfully treated by administering doxycycline and additional supportive measures. Digital gangrene is uncommon in scrub typhus. Clinical suspension for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment may avoid further complications.

Indexed as

Orientia tsutsugamushiScrub TyphusDoxycyclineFemaleGangreneHumansMaleMiddle AgedResearchDoxycycline

Identifiers

PMID38350131
PMCPMC10919172
OpenAlexW4391771721

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