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KMID : 0604020150300010052
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Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2015 Volume.30 No. 1 p.52 ~ p.55
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Complicated Scrub Typhus
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Kim Eun-Sun
Lee Jin-Woo
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Abstract
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Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi . Although early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy improve the prognosis for the majority of patients, life-threatening complications are not uncommon. Here, we present a case of successful veno-veno-type extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for scrub typhus-induced complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis and multi-organ dysfunction. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in complicated scrub typhus in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, scrub typhus, tsutsugamushi
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