Diagnostic challenges and antibody kinetics in a pediatric traveler with scrub typhus.
Panita LooareesuwanKristen AiemjoySakarn CharoensakulchaiJanjira ThaipadungpanitJantana WongsantichonAmpai TanganuchitcharnchaiArtharee RungrojnStuart D BlacksellWasin MatseePublished in: Journal of travel medicine (2023)
Diagnosing scrub typhus in travellers is challenging due to symptom similarities with other travel-related illnesses and limited early diagnostic tools. We present a distinctive case of scrub typhus in a child traveller, providing a comprehensive account of the case, the diagnostic challenges encountered, laboratory findings, and the dynamics of antibodies.
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