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The aim is to highlight an unusual presentation of scrub typhus as tetany due to electrolyte imbalances.

July 9, 2026Tropical Doctor0 citations

An unusual presentation of scrub typhus as tetany: A case report

PBPadma Chitra BalasubramanianAll India Institute of Medical Sciences KPKolluri PriyankaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences SZSyed Ahmed ZakiAll India Institute of Medical Sciences

Key Points

The aim is to highlight an unusual presentation of scrub typhus as tetany due to electrolyte imbalances.
Case report detailing clinical presentation and laboratory findings.
Assessment of electrolyte levels including calcium and phosphate levels in the patient.
Discussion of potential renal tubular electrolyte loss as a mechanism.
Patient presented with symptomatic hypocalcaemia and hypophosphataemia.
Suggests that scrub typhus can manifest with significant metabolic disturbances.
Highlights the need for awareness of atypical presentations of scrub typhus.

Abstract

and is transmitted through the bite of larval trombiculid mites. It is an important cause of acute febrile illness in endemic regions. Although the disease typically presents with fever, rash, lymphadenopathy, and eschar, its clinical manifestations are highly variable and may include severe systemic complications. We report a case of scrub typhus presenting with symptomatic hypocalcaemia and hypophosphataemia probably the result of renal tubular electrolyte loss, highlighting a potentially under-recognized metabolic manifestation.

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Balasubramanian et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4f3a122b81a944af574991 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755261467172

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