A case of scrub typhus with acalculous cholecystitis, aseptic meningitis and mononeuritis multiplex

Kayoko Hayakawa; Masayuki Oki; Yusuke Moriya; Atsushi Mizuma; Yoichi Ohnuki; Hidetaka Yanagi; Ryuki Fukuda; Hideki Ozawa; Shunya Takizawa; Atsushi Takagi

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.034678-0

A case of scrub typhus with acalculous cholecystitis, aseptic meningitis and mononeuritis multiplex

J Med Microbiol. 2012 Feb;61(Pt 2):291-294. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.034678-0. Epub 2011 Sep 22.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
² Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

PMID: 21940653
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.034678-0

Abstract

We present an unusual case of a patient with scrub typhus who developed acalculous cholecystitis, aseptic meningitis and mononeuritis multiplex. The patient was successfully treated with oral minocycline. To our knowledge, this is the first report of mononeuritis multiplex caused by scrub typhus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdomen / diagnostic imaging
Acalculous Cholecystitis / diagnosis*
Acalculous Cholecystitis / pathology
Administration, Oral
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Knee / pathology
Meningitis, Aseptic / diagnosis*
Meningitis, Aseptic / pathology
Minocycline / administration & dosage
Mononeuropathies / diagnosis*
Mononeuropathies / pathology
Radiography, Abdominal
Scrub Typhus / complications*
Scrub Typhus / diagnosis*
Scrub Typhus / pathology
Skin / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Minocycline