Korean J Med.  2005 Jun;68(6):708-711.

A case of successfully treated scrub typhus with azithromycin in pregnant woman

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. eylee@sch.ac.kr

Abstract

Scrub typhus is a acute febrile illness by Orientia tsutsugamushi that is endemic in Asian-Pacific areas. But it is difficult to found this disease in pregnant woman. As yet, many clinicians have difficulty in making choice of appropriate and safe drugs to pregnant women with scrub typhus, because the drugs such as tetracycline (doxycycline) and chloramphenicol which have been used are proven harmful to fetus and neonates. We experienced a case of successfully treated scrub typhus with azithromycin in pregnant woman, and report it with references.

Keyword

Scrub typhus; Pregnant women; Azithromycin

MeSH Terms

Azithromycin*
Chloramphenicol
Female
Fetus
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Pregnant Women*
Scrub Typhus*
Tetracycline
Azithromycin
Chloramphenicol
Tetracycline
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