The Korean Journal of Medicine

The Korean Association of Internal Medicine (대한내과학회)
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A Case of Scrub Typhus Complicating Oculomotor Nerve Impairment

눈돌림신경 장애가 합병된 쯔쯔가무시병 1예

  • Yun, Na-Ra (Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Wan-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jun (Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hee-Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Se-Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choo, In-Sung (Department of Neurology, Chosun University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine)
  • 윤나라 (조선대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이완수 (조선대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이준 (조선대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 이희정 (조선대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 권세훈 (조선대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실) ;
  • 추인성 (조선대학교 의학전문대학원 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김동민 (조선대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2011.11.01
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Abstract

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that manifests with fever, skin rash, and myalgia. The spectrum of clinical severity ranges from mild to severe, with fatal complications including acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, meningoencephalitis, myocarditis, and pneumonitis. We report here a case of a 54-year-old woman with scrub typhus complicating oculomotor nerve impairment.

쯔쯔가무시병은 다양한 임상증상을 보일 수 있고 예기치 못한 중증 합병증을 야기할 수 있는 질환으로 이에 대한 빠른 진단과 적절한 치료, 합병증 발생에 대한 적절한 대응이 필요하다. 저자들은 54세 여자에서 가역적 눈돌림신경 장애를 동반한 뇌수막염의 합병증이 발생한 쯔쯔가무시병을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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