Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 63(4); 2007 > Article
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2007;63(4):378-381.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2007.63.4.378    Published online October 1, 2007.
A Case of Concomitant Scrub Typhus and Leptospirosis.
Sang Pyo Lee, Hyun Jong Shin, Hee Kyung Lee, Hyun Jung Kwak, Sang Heon Kim, Tae Hyung Kim, Jang Wong Sohn, Ho Joo Yoon, Dong Ho Shin, Sung Soo Park
Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drterry@hanyang.ac.kr
Abstract
Tsutsugamushi disease (Scrub typhus) is an acute, febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, which is transmitted to humans through chigger bites. Leptospirosis, a febrile disease caused by various pathogenic Leptospira, and is acquired by exposure to contaminated water and soil. Both diseases have been the most common acute febrile diseases in the autumn in Korea for many years. Concomitant leptospirosis and scrub typhus is quite rare. We report a case of a coinfection with leptospirosis and scrub typhus in a 51-year-old male who presented with fever, abdominal pain and acute dyspnea. The patient was diagnosed with as acalculous cholecystitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and septic shock caused by the infection. This is the first case report of a coinfection with leptospirosis and scrub typhus in Korea.
Key Words: Leptospirosis, Scrub typhus


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