Korean J Crit Care Med.
2015 Feb;30(1):52-55. 10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.1.52.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Complicated Scrub Typhus
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- 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. realrain7@gmail.com
- KMID: 2227703
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.1.52
Abstract
- Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi . Although early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis for the majority of patients, life-threatening complications are not uncommon. Here, we present a case of successful veno-veno-type extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for scrub typhus-induced complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis and multi-organ dysfunction. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in complicated scrub typhus in Korea.
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