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| Issue : 2 | Page : 87-88 |
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Duodenal perforation precipitated by scrub typhus
Raghunath Rajat, David Deepu, Arul Jeevan Jonathan, Abhilash Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar
Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Abhilash Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar
Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.154450
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Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness usually presenting with fever, myalgia, headache, and a pathognomonic eschar. Severe infection may lead to multiple organ failure and death. Gastrointestinal tract involvement in the form of gastric mucosal erosions and ulcerations owing to vasculitis resulting in gastrointestinal bleeding is common. This process may worsen a pre-existent asymptomatic peptic ulcer, causing duodenal perforation, and present as an acute abdomen requiring surgical exploration. We report the case of a patient with no previous symptoms or risk factors for a duodenal ulcer, who presented with an acute duodenal perforation, probably precipitated by scrub typhus infection. |
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