Abstract
Clinical severity of scrub typhus ranges from mild to fatal. Acute pancreatitis with abscess formation is a rare complication among patients with scrub typhus. This paper reports a case of scrub typhus in a 75 years old man with acute pancreatitis with abscess formation and multiorgan failure. Abdominal computed tomography showed multiple infected pancreatic pseudocysts with peri-pancreatic infiltration. Multiorgan failure was successfully treated with doxycycline, ceftriaxone, and supportive management. The pancreatic abscess was successfully drained percutaneously and the sizes of pseudocysts decreased remarkably.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3523-3525 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | World Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 25 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 7 Jul 2007 |
Keywords
- Multiorgan failure
- Pancreatic abscess
- Pancreatitis
- Scrub typhus