1Hitachiota City Kegano Clinic, Hitachiota City, Ibaraki, Japan
2Department of Gastroenterology, Musashino Tokushukai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
American Journal of Medical Case Reports.
2020,
Vol. 8 No. 12, 474-477
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-12-11
Copyright © 2020 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Yoshimoto Takaaki, Yoshimoto Taiji. A Case of Scrub Typhus with Multiple Eschars and New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020; 8(12):474-477. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-12-11.
Correspondence to: Yoshimoto Takaaki, Hitachiota City Kegano Clinic, Hitachiota City, Ibaraki, Japan. Email:
ymta@beige.ocn.ne.jpAbstract
We report a case of scrub typhus with multiple eschars and acute myocarditis with a new onset atrial fibrillation in a 53 year-old man. Eschar and cardiovascular complications of scrub typhus were discussed.
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