Dengue Shock Complicated with Scrub Typhus in a Child: A Case Report

Shah, Bipesh Kumar; Shrestha, Shova; Dhamala, Sumit

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Dengue Shock Complicated with Scrub Typhus in a Child: A Case Report

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dc.contributor.author	Shah, Bipesh Kumar
dc.contributor.author	Shrestha, Shova
dc.contributor.author	Dhamala, Sumit
dc.date.accessioned	2025-10-16T09:49:11Z
dc.date.available	2025-10-16T09:49:11Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description	Author Biography Sumit Dhamala, Medical Student, MBBS, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal Third author
dc.description.abstract	Abstract: Dengue and scrub typhus mixed infection is not commonly reported in the paediatric age group. Here, we report a case of a female child from the eastern part of Nepal who presented with abdominal pain, fever, respiratory distress and shock. The overlapping clinical features and laboratory findings complicate the diagnosis of polymicrobial infection, thus delaying treatment, and bringing up complications. Thus, our case emphasizes that a high index of clinical suspicion, vigilant physical examination, and appropriate laboratory tests should be employed for the early diagnosis and prompt treatment of coexisting infection, considering the local endemicity of both the diseases.
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.60086/jnps563
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2777
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
dc.subject	Dengue
dc.subject	Infection
dc.subject	Scrub Typhus
dc.title	Dengue Shock Complicated with Scrub Typhus in a Child: A Case Report
dc.type	Article
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