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KMID : 0191120150300111698
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2015 Volume.30 No. 11 p.1698 ~ p.1700
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Acute Cholecystitis in Patients with Scrub Typhus
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Lee Hyun
Ji Mi-suk
Hwang Jeong-Hwan
Lee Ja-Yeon
Lee Ju-Hyung
Chung Kyung-Min
Lee Chang-Seop
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Abstract
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Acute cholecystitis is a rare complication of scrub typhus. Although a few such cases have been reported in patients with scrub typhus, the clinical course is not well described. Of 12 patients, acute cholecystitis developed in 66.7% (8/12) of patients older than 60 yr. The scrub typhus group with acute cholecystitis had marginal significant longer hospital stay and higher cost than the group without cholecystitis according to propensity score matching. Scrub typhus should be kept in mind as a rare etiology of acute cholecystitis in endemic areas because the typical signs of scrub typhus such as skin rash and eschar can present after the abdominal pain.
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KEYWORD
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Cholecystitis, Acute, Scrub Typhus, Complication, Propensity Score
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