Li Chen, Yi Deng, Peiying Huang, Sisi Lei, Shuling Liu, Weitao Lin, Zhishang Li, Jing Zeng, Miaochun Huang, Qiuping Huang, Qihua Wu, Haobo Zhang, Bojun Chen
CONTEXT: Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, has a wide range of clinical manifestations, including meningoencephalitis, acute renal failure, pneumonitis, myocarditis, and septic shock. However, there are no documented cases of scrub typhus with hypokalemia. In this report, we present a case of scrub typhus with hypokalemia and multiple organ failure syndrome, highlighting the importance of electrolyte imbalance in patients with scrub typhus. CASE REPORT: A 59-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain that had been present for 1 day...
2024: São Paulo Medical Journal