Massive consolidation: a rare manifestation of paediatric Scrub typhus.

[scrub typhus]

Despite resurgence in the number of Scrub typhus cases , it still poses a diagnostic challenge as there is no prototype presentation . We report a case of a child with Scrub typhus who developed a massive consolidation . Despite such an extensive consolidation , respiratory symptoms such as cough and breathlessness were inconspicuous thereby posing a diagnostic dilemma . Upon serological confirmation , doxycycline therapy was initiated with a rapid and complete resolution of the pneumonia , both clinically and radiologically . The case is being reported to highlight this unusual presentation of Scrub typhus in children .

Diseases
Validation

Diseases presenting "pneumonia" symptom

22q11.2 deletion syndrome

acute rheumatic fever

allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

alpha-thalassemia

classical phenylketonuria

cohen syndrome

congenital diaphragmatic hernia

heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius

junctional epidermolysis bullosa

lamellar ichthyosis

legionellosis

liposarcoma

lymphangioleiomyomatosis

monosomy 21

oculocutaneous albinism

omenn syndrome

pleomorphic liposarcoma

primary effusion lymphoma

proteus syndrome

pyomyositis

scrub typhus

severe combined immunodeficiency

triple a syndrome

waldenström macroglobulinemia

wiskott-aldrich syndrome

x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

zellweger syndrome

This symptom has already been validated