• 제목/요약/키워드: Tsutsugamushi fever

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소아에서 발생한 쯔쯔가무시 열에서 Azithromycin 치료 완치 4례 (Four Cases of Scrub Typhus Treated with Azithromycin in Children)

  • 김은정;이창우;오연균;윤향석;김종덕
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제46권2호
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    • pp.188-191
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    • 2003
  • 저자들은 발열, 피부발진, 물린 부위의 가피(eschar) 등을 주소로 내원하여, 혈청학적으로도 쯔쯔가무시 열로 확진된 소아에서 5일 동안의 azithromycin 투약으로 특별한 합병증 없이 완치된 4례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

경주 및 포항 지역에서 발생한 쯔쯔가무시병에 관한 연구 - 항체 유무를 중심으로 - (A Case-Control, Restrospective Study on Tsutsugamushi Disease Occurred in Gyeongju and Pohang Provinces, Korea)

  • 백설향
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.177-184
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    • 2004
  • Objectives: Tsutsugamushi disease is one of the most significant acute febrile illnesses, increasing in frequency of occurrence during the late autumn in rural areas of Korea. Methods: I have conducted a case-control study on 30 cases who had the fever as a chief complaint, then had been ruled out as having the Tsutsugamushi disease. Data was collected retrospectively by review of chart regarding their general characteristics, clinical and laboratory findings, then was analysed by chi-test. Results: Of 30 cases, 16 cases were seropositive and 14 cases were seronegative against O. tsutsugamushi. Of seropositive for tsutsugamushi disease, 56.3% were female; 37.5% were in their seventies; 50.0% were farmers; 62,6% had chances of exposure to fields or mountains. And 75.0% occurred in November. The main symptoms and signs were fever and chill(100.0%), headache(75.0%). weakness and fatigue(93.8%), and eschar(68.8%). The characteristic laboratory findings were elevated AST(50.0%), ALT(62.5%), and abnormal urinalysis(56.3%). On the other hand, of seronegative cases, 57.1% were male; 50.0% were in their fifties; 42.9% were farmers; 57.2% had chances of exposure to fields or mountains. And 71.4% occurred in November. The symptoms and signs were fever and chill(100.0%), headache(85.7%), eschar(64.3%). weakness, fatigue and skin(57.1%). The laboratory findings were elevated AST(71.4%) and ALT(64.3%), and abnormal urinalysis(42.9%). However, there were no significant differences between the seropositive and seronegative cases(P>.05). Conclusions: Acute febrile community inhabitants who have the epidemiological, clinical as well as laboratory features should be focused upon for the early diagnosis and treatment for tsutsugamushi disease whether or not possessing the serological antibody against O. tsutsugamushi.

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1991~1993년 전남지방에서 발생한 렙토스피라증, 쯔쯔가무시병, 신증후출혈열에 관한 연구 - 보건기관에 보고된 자료를 중심으로 - (A Study on Leptospirosis, Tsutsugamushi Disease and Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Chonnam in 1991~1993 - Based on notified cases to the Public Health Center -)

  • 박형철;이명학;손명호;조귀영;이정희;강미정;김홍;김개환;김순천
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.119-128
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    • 1994
  • This study was performed on 302 cases of leptospirosis, tsutsugamushi disease and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome(HFRS) which occurred in Chonnam(Do) in 1991 through 1993. The results were as follows : 1. 81.8% of the patients with Leptospirosis and 54.5% of the HFRS patients were men while 61.4% of the patients with tsutsugamushi disease were women. 2. Most patients lived in rural areas(Gun), their educational level was elementary School or lower and their occupations were either farmer or jobless. 3. Peak ages were 40s for leptospirosis(36.4%) and 50s for tsutsugamushi disease and HFRS(32.9% and 36.4% respectively). 4. The high incidence areas of tsutsugamushi disease were northern, eastern and a diagonal line, from northeast to southwest, of the Chonnam area, and these are consistent with a mountainous district. 5. In monthly distribution leptospirosis was higher in Sep. and Oct., and tsutsugamushi disease and HFRS were higher in Oct. and Nov. 6. The first case is occurring and the last case shows up later than in past years.

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쯔쯔가무시병의 주요 임상적 특성 및 간호중재 분석 (Clinical Characteristics and Nursing Cares of Tsutsugamushi Disease Occurred in Gyongsangbuk-do Community)

  • 한희자;박종남;엄희경;홍현숙;백설향
    • Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.35-44
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    • 2003
  • Objectives : Though Tsutsugamushi disease has been reported with increasing frequencies in rural communities in Korea, it is not easy to find the nursing investigations. Methods : We have conducted a survey on 30 cases who had the fever as a chief complaint, then clinically ruled out the Tsutsugamushi disease in autumn of $2000{\sim}2001$. Data were collected retrospectively by investigation of the general characteristics, clinical and laboratory findings, their nursing care. Findings: Of 30 cases, 46.7% were farmers, and 60.0% had chances of exposure to fields or mountains. The characteristic symptoms and signs were febrile sense and chill(100.0%), headache(80.0%), and eschar(66.7%). Abnormal laboratory findings were anemia (23.3%), elevated AST(60.6%), ALT(63.3%), and abnormal urinalysis findings(50.0%). 53.3% were serologically confirmed as Tsutsugamushi disease. Therapeutic nursing cares were composed with warm up by blancket(50.0%), Ice bag(50.0%) and doxycycline antibiotic therapy(100.0%). Other nursing care for them included fluid therapy(100.0%) and nutritional support with regular(56.7%) or soft diet(43.3%). Conclusion: The above results indicate nurses who take care of acute febrile clients should make her responsible for the fever and pain management as well as give education for infection control for the community inhabitants.

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가을철 유행하는 급성열성질환의 혼합감염 양상 (The Behavior of Acute Febrile Illness with Incidence the Fall Mixed Infection)

  • 오혜종;윤현;최성우
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제12권12호
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    • pp.304-312
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    • 2012
  • 본 연구는 가을철 급성열성질환인 쯔쯔가무시병의 단독감염과 신증후군 출혈열과의 혼합감염 시 임상증상 및 혈액검사의 양상을 보고자 전라남도 일개종합병원에서 최근 5년간 쯔쯔가무시병 혈청학적 확진검사에서 항체역가가 1:80이상인 양성 환자 221명을 분석하였다. 쯔쯔가무시병 단독감염 환자는 183명이며, 신증후군 출혈열과의 혼합감염 환자는 38명이었다. 연령별 환자발생은 70세 이상에서 가장 많이 발생하였으며, 성별 분포는 남성이 70명(31.7%), 여성이 151명(66.8%)으로 여성에서 다소 높았다. 발생 시기는 10월과 11월에 전체 발생율의 70% 이상을 차지하였다. 대상자의 임상증상은 발열(p=0.028)과, 가려움증(p=0.000), 근육통(p=0.000)에서 단독감염보다 혼합감염 시 유의하게 높았으며, 혈액검사 상 AST(p=0.000), ALT (p=0.000), 혈액요소질소(p=0.002), 총 빌리루빈(p=0.000)수치가 단독감염보다 혼합감염 시 유의하게 높았다.

1991년 전남지방의 쭈쭈가무시병 유행에 관한 연구 (The Epidemiologic Pattern of Tsutsugamushi Epidemic in Chollanamdo Province in 1991)

  • 한광일;문강;최진수
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.93-102
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    • 1992
  • The epidemic of tsutsugamushi disease, along with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome(HFRS) and leptospirosis, has been ingrowing concern as it occupies a considerable proportion of the so-called seasonal febrile illnesses in autumn in Korea. This study was conducted to describe certain epidemiologic characteristics of the reported cases of the tsutsugamushi epidemic in Chollanamdo province in 1991. The findings could be summarized as follows: 1. Among three seasonal febrile illnesses in Autumn, tsutsugamushi disease occupied 91.9 percent of whole serologically confirmed cases. 2. Male-female sex ratio was 1 : 1.8. Majority of cases (77.4% in men, 65.1% in female) were in older age group (>=50 year of age). 3. Date of disease onset were distributed between late September and November. The 67.4% of cases were developed from October 21 to November 10, 1991. 4. The 41.5% of cases were reported from southern maritime districts. Reported dates of index cases and median cases were earliest in inland districts followed by southern maritime and latest in western maritime districts. 5. Most frequently reported clinical symptoms were chill (100%), high fever (100%), headache (81.7%), and skin eruption (70.4%).

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쭈쭈가무시병(Tsutsugamushi disease)으로 진단된 환자를 승마갈근탕가미방, 조중익기탕 및 Doxycycline으로 치료한 치험 2예 (Two Cases of Tsutsugamushi Disease Which Were Treated Sengmagalgentang-gamibang, Chojungikitang and Doxycycline)

  • 양미라;최진영;김동웅
    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.292-299
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    • 2000
  • We experienced two cases of Tsutsugamushi disease which occurred in October, 2000. The patients, who were over 70 years old and living in a rural area, visited Wonkwang University Oriental Chonju Medicine Hospital because of suffering fever, chill, skin rash, abdominal discomfort, and general weakness for a duration of seven days. The diagnosis was confmned as Tsutsugamushi disease by clinical findings such as eschar and high antibody titers on Reverse Passive Hemagglutination(RPHA). As for treatment, we used Sengmagalgentang-gamibang during the acute and Chojungikitang during convalescent phases of the illness. The patients were treated with Doxycycline of western medicine. The patients improved within 3 days of admission and were discharged within one week.

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최근 4년간 서부 경남지역의 소아에서 발생한 쯔쯔가무시열의 임상적 고찰 (A Clinical Study of Tsutsugamushi Fever in Children during 1997~2000 in the Western Kyungnam Province)

  • 주혜영;이준수;김정희;유황재;김천수
    • Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.213-221
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    • 2001
  • 목 적 : 급성 열성 질환으로 입원한 환아들 중 임상적 또는 혈청학적 소견상 쯔쯔가무시열로 진단된 17례의 임상양상을 조사하여 소아에서 발진을 동반한 급성 발열성 질환의 감별에 있어서 쯔쯔가무시열의 조기진단과 치료에 도움을 주고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 1997년 9월부터 2000년 12월까지 성균관대학교 마산삼성병원 소아과에 급성 열성 질환으로 입원한 환아들 중 임상적 또는 혈청학적 소견상 쯔쯔가무시열로 진단된 17례를 대상으로 성별 및 연령 분포, 발생시기, 임상증상, 검사소견, 치료결과 등을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 쯔쯔가무시열의 임상적 진단기준은 1일 이상의 발열을 주소로 입원한 환아들 중 최근 3주내 유행지역에 노출된 병력이 있으면서 반점 구진상의 피부 발진과 가피, 림프절 종대 등의 특징적인 진찰소견이 동반된 환아들로 제한하였다. 혈청학적 진단기준은 O.tsutsugamushi 항원 감작 면양 적혈구를 이용한 수동혈구응집반응검사(PHA)인 Genedia tsutsugamushi PHA 2 kit(녹십자, 한국)를 이용하였는데 O.tsutsugamushi 항체가 가 1 : 80 이상이면 양성으로 판정하였고, 양성으로 판정된 검체는 1 : 5,120까지 계단 희석하여 항체가의 변화를 정량 분석하였다. 또한 Hantann virus와 Leptospira에 대한 혈청학적 검사도 동시에 시행하였다. 결 과 : 연구군 17례의 연령 분포는 6개월부터 12세까지로 평균 연령은 $6.9{\pm}3.6$세였으며 성별은 남아가 10례(58.8%), 여아가 7명(41.2%)으로 남아에서 많았다. 발생 시기는 10월에 7명, 11월에 10명으로 전례에서 10~11월에 발생하였고, 환아들 중 14명은 유행지역의 외부환경에 노출된 병력이 있었다. 임상증상은 발열이 전례에서 있었는데 입원 전 발열기간은 2~8(평균 $5.2{\pm}1.7$)일의 분포를 보였고 그 외에 두통, 기침, 소양감, 콧물, 복통, 구토, 설사 등이 있었으며 진찰소견은 피부 발진이 전례에서 있었고 그 외에 가피, 림프절 종대, 결막 충혈, 인후 발적, 피부의 막양 낙설, 간 비대, 발의 부종 등의 순으로 관찰되었다. 가피는 14례에서 관찰되었는데 등과 서혜부가 각각 3례로 가장 많았고 그 외에 경부, 가슴, 슬와부, 두부, 대퇴부 등에서 발견되었다. 말초혈액 검사상 빈혈은 1례에서 관찰되었고 백혈구 감소와 혈소판 감소는 각각 5례에서 보였다. 소변검사에서는 혈뇨와 단백뇨가 각각 1례에서 있었고, 급성기 반응으로 ESR은 단지 2례에서 상승되었으나 CRP는 12례에서 양성이었으며, 간기능 검사상 AST와 ALT치는 각각 9례와 7례에서 증가되었다. 혈청학적 검사(PHA)상 입원 당시의 양성반응은 8례(47%)였으며 발열기간에 따른 양성율은 7일 미만군(38.5%)에 비해서 7일 이상군(75%)에서 더 높았으나 유의성은 없었고 입원 당시 음성반응이었던 9례 중 발병 후 2~3주경에 추적검사한 4명에서는 모두 양성반응으로 전환되었다. 치료는 8세 미만인 9례에서는 chloramphenicol(25 mg/kg)을 8시간 간격으로 정맥 주사하였고, 8세 이상인 8례에서는 doxycycline(5 mg/kg/day)을 2회로 나누어서 경구 투여하였으며 해열 후 4일까지 투여하였다. 치료 후 해열에 걸리는 기간은 chloramphenicol군 : $1.3{\pm}0.6$일, doxycycline군 : $1.5{\pm}1.0$일로 두 군에서 비슷하였다. 합병증은 간질성 폐렴이 1명, 무균성 뇌수막염이 3명 있었으나 17명 전례에서 휴유증이나 재발 없이 완쾌되었다. 결 론 : 소아 쯔쯔가무시열의 발생시기와 임상양상은 성인과 유사하나 소아에서는 남아에서 발생율이 더 높은 차이점이 있었다. 또한 PHA에 의한 검사는 발병 1주내에는 민감도가 낮으므로 유행지역에 노출된 병력이 있는 소아에서는 발열, 발진, 가피, 림프절 종대 등의 특징적 임상소견에 의한 조기진단과 적극적인 치료가 중요하며, 발병 2~3주경에 반복적 검사에 의한 혈청학적 확진이 필요하다고 생각된다.

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Analysis of Clinical Biochemical Components in Sera of Tsutsugamushi Disease Patients

  • Kim, Chong-Ho;Park, Seung-Taeck;Oh, Geum-Ga
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.287-291
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    • 2007
  • The factors and mechanisms by infection of Oriental Tsutsugamushi caused disease are not well understood. The onset of tsutsugamushi disease is characterized by chilliness, fever, malaise, headache and generalized aching. Infection of tsutsugamushi is the cause of impairment of function of a major organ often complicate the picture and immediately change the prognosis for the worse. Tsutsugamushi disease is reported that this disease is characterized by the histopathogenesis of liver, kidney, heart, and lung, but the variation of biochemical components in serum of tsutsugamushi disease patient are not clear. We analyzed total protein (TP), albumin (AL), aspartic aminotranferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphotase (ALP), urea nitrogen (UN), creatinine (CRE), glucose (GLD), cholesterol (CHOL) and total bilirubin (TB) in sera of patients with tsutsugamushi disease. In comparison with reference, total protein and albumin were abnormally decreased in 19.6% and 39.2% of patients, respectively. AST, ALT, ALP, creatinine, UN, glucose, cholesterol and total bilirubin were abnormally increased in 94.1 %, 72.5%, 25.5%, 15.7%, 9.8%, 62.7%, 25.5% and 6.0% of patients, respectively. The patients showed abnormal relative rate of protein electrophoretic fractions to total protein in serum compared to them of reference were 43.1% (albumin), 12.9% ($\alpha_1$-globulin), 58.8% ($\alpha_2$-globulin), 60.8% ($\beta$-globulin) and 70.6% ($\gamma$-globulin), respectively. These data suggest that infection of Oriental Tsutsugamushi causes impairment of function of a major organ and abnormal serum protein electrophoresis fractions to tsutsugamushi patients.

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쯔쯔가무시병 환자 동서협진 치험 1례 (A Case Report of Integrated Medicine Therapy about Scrub typhus Patient)

  • 허홍;손윤정;이범준;노병완;류재환;소형진
    • 대한한방성인병학회지
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.32-38
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    • 2005
  • Scrub typhus is a acute febrile illness by Orientia tsutsugamushi that is endemic in Asian-Pacific areas. It is characterized by fever, rash, eschar, lymphadenopathy. Therapy with Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Chloramphenicol is currently recommended. Here we report a case of tsutsugamushi disease in a 66 year old man had fever, nausea, vommitting, dyspnea, who was successfully treated with East-West intergrative medicine therapy - Antibiotics therapy and Korean traditional medicine(Sasang medicine and acupuncture treatment) - and symptoms improved.

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