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A prospective study on distribution of eschar in patients suspected of scrub typhus.
[scrub typhus]
Scrub
typhus
is
an
acute
febrile
illness
caused
by
a
tick
bite
infected
with
the
bacteria
Orientia
tsutsugamushi
.
The
clinical
diagnosis
is
difficult
as
the
symptoms
are
similar
to
other
febrile
illnesses
such
as
dengue
,
typhoid
,
leptospirosis
and
so
on
.
An
eschar
,
if
present
,
will
narrow
down
the
provisional
diagnosis
towards
scrub
typhus
.
There
are
no
data
on
the
preferential
sites
of
tick
bites
in
an
Indian
population
.
We
present
here
the
preferential
sites
of
tick
bites
in
a
South
Indian
population
of
123
cases
positive
for
eschar
.
Geographically
,
clothing
styles
vary
leading
to
the
differences
in
the
areas
of
skin
exposed
to
the
bite
and
thus
the
formation
of
eschars
.
Scrub
typhus
,
if
not
treated
,
may
lead
to
fatal
complications
.
As
scrub
typhus
is
one
of
the
most
under-reported
illnesses
in
the
world
,
clinicians
should
look
for
the
presence
of
an
eschar
in
the
preferential
sites
at
least
to
narrow
down
the
diagnosis
and
treatment
.