Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Nae-Yun Heo

Publications

• Case Report
  A Case of Co-Infection with Orientia Tsutsugamushi, Acute Hepatitis B, and Mycoplasma Pneumoniae in a Child with Fever and Systemic Rash
  Author(s): Eun Lee and Nae-Yun HeoEun Lee and Nae-Yun Heo
  
  Background: Systemic rash combined with prolonged fever requires a differential diagnosis of possible diseases including infectious diseases. Although scrub typhus can cause co-infection with leptospirosis, co-infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi and Mycoplasma pneumoniae is thought to be rare, with only one case reported in a young adult. However, to date, there have been no reports of simultaneous co-infection with three pathogens, including Orientia tsutsugamushi, hepatitis B, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Case: We report a child simultaneously co-infected with Orientia tsutsugamushi, acute hepatitis B, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which made her prolonged fever and systemic rash with mild itching. On day 2 of hospitalization, an eschar on the left inguinal area became prominent and antibodies against Orientia tsutsugamushi showed levels = 1:.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001004

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