Key result
Endoscopic gastrointestinal lesions in scrub typhus correlate with overall clinical severity and cutaneous lesions.
Why the study?
What are the endoscopic characteristics of gastrointestinal manifestations in patients with scrub typhus?
Population
58 patients with scrub typhus who complained of gastrointestinal symptoms but had no past history of these…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Endoscopic lesions may aid noninvasive severity assessment via cutaneous findings; leaves open whether routine endoscopy improves outcomes in scrub typhus.
Observational (n=58)
What are the endoscopic characteristics of gastrointestinal manifestations in patients with scrub typhus?
p-value: p=<0.01
Endoscopy reveals that scrub typhus can cause gastrointestinal vasculitis presenting as mucosal hemorrhage, erosions, and ulcers, which correlate with overall clinical severity and cutaneous lesions.
Kim et al. (2000) conducted an observational in Scrub typhus with gastrointestinal symptoms (n=58). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy was evaluated on Correlation between clinical severity and endoscopic findings (p=<0.01). In patients with scrub typhus, endoscopic gastrointestinal lesions correlated significantly with overall clinical severity (P<0.01) and the presence of cutaneous lesions (r=0.359, P<0.01).
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