Spotted fever rickettsioses causing myocarditis and ARDS: a case from Sri Lanka.

H M L Y HerathJ M H D JayasundaraS D N SenadhiraS A M KularatneW K S Kularatne

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)

Rickettsial infections can present with diverse manifestations. Even the patients with severe organ involvements such as myocarditis and ARDS can be completely cured if timely identified and treated.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
early onset
drug induced