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Indian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

Volume  4, Issue 1, January - June 2017, Pages 37-39
 

Case Report

Epididymo: Orchitis in an Adult with Scrub Typhus

T. Vishwa Teja1 , Girija Subramanian2 , Karthikeyan Balu3 , Harish. Rajaram4

1 Postgraduate 2 Professor, 3 Assistant Professor 4 Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry.

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijmhs.2347.9981.4117.7

Abstract

Introduction: Scrub typhus is a re-emerging Rickettsial infection presenting with protean manifestations and increasingly reported from all over the country. It is an important cause of acute febrile illness. Case Report: A middle aged adult male presented with complaints of fever, abdominal pain and pain in the testes of about two weeks duration. On examination patient was toxic, icteric, had inguinal and cervical lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and unilateral tender testes and epididymis. All common causes of FUO (viz) Malaria, Typhoid fever; Dengue and Brucellosis were ruled out by laboratory tests. Serology for Scrub typhus was positive. The patient responded in 24 hours to Doxycycline thus clinching the diagnosis. Conclusion: This case is reported because of the unusual complication of epididymo orchitis in an adult due to Scrub typhus.

Keywords: Scrub Typhus; Epididymo Orchitis; Doxycycline.


Corresponding Author : T. Vishwa Teja1