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ArticleInnere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany)2026

[Infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi and hospital-acquired pneumonia].

Ilka Grewe, Saskia Winzer, Silja Steinmann, Paul Francke, Aiman Gamal Abdelrahim, Annette Hennigs, Marylyn M Addo, Michael Ramharter, Dominic Wichmann, Stefan Schmiedel

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Ilka GreweI. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland. i.grewe@uke.de.
Saskia WinzerInstitut für Infektionsforschung und Impfstoffentwicklung (IIRVD), Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Silja SteinmannI. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Paul FranckeAbteilung für Pneumologie, II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Aiman Gamal AbdelrahimI. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Annette HennigsI. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Marylyn M AddoI. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Michael RamharterI. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Dominic WichmannKlinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20251, Hamburg, Deutschland.
Stefan SchmiedelI. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.

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Abstract

backgroundTsutsugamushi fever is an infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that is rarely diagnosed in Europe but endemic in several Asian countries and in Chile. Its clinical presentation is often nonspecific, ranging from fever, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, and a maculopapular rash to severe disease with multiorgan involvement. CASE REPORT: A 34-year-old man presented with fever, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, and a maculopapular rash after returning from Thailand. Despite empiric antimicrobial therapy, his condition deteriorated rapidly, with respiratory failure, impaired consciousness, and hypotension. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of peripheral blood confirmed O. tsutsugamushi. Treatment with doxycycline, along with meropenem for hospital-acquired pneumonia, resulted in rapid clinical improvement.

conclusionThis case highlights the importance of considering tsutsugamushi fever in febrile travelers returning from endemic regions. Timely presumptive or PCR-based diagnosis and initiation of effective therapy are crucial to prevent severe disease with multiorgan involvement and secondary complications.

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ExanthemaFever of unknown originRickettsia infectionsScrub typhusTsutsugamushi-fever

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