Scholarly Article
Triple co-infection involving Dengue Fever, Scrub Typhus and Acute Brucellosis - a rare and surprising entity
Rajput, Naveen, Abrol, Ritika, Kalra, Manasvi
2023-04-27 · South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences · Little Bay Publishers
Abstract
We report a case of a 28 year old patient presenting with the chief complaints of fever attributed to multiple co-infections. Co-infections have been infrequently reported in literature, dual co-infections being the most common variety. Dengue Fever, Scrub typhus and Acute Brucellosis are commonly found in North India, however they have never been reported to occur simultaneously in the same patient. Cross-reactivity amongst the tests for these infections is unlikely as well. This highlights the possibility of the multiple co-infections in patients presenting with mixed or un-improving symptoms as well as those with laboratory values disproportionate to each tropical illness. Physicians should hold high index of suspicion for co-infections if the same is noted in patients with fever.
Citation Details
South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 1-6