Marked elevation of serum lipase in scrub typhus without pancreatitis: a report of three cases.

Abstract:

:Scrub typhus, a re-emerging acute febrile zoonosis can present as an undifferentiated fever often complicated by potentially fatal systemic involvement. Acute pancreatitis is a rare complication of scrub typhus which can result in a marked elevation of serum lipase. We report three cases of scrub typhus who presented with acute undifferentiated fever, where a marked elevation of serum lipase occurred without any evidence of acute pancreatitis, or other causes of elevated lipase levels. Scrub typhus should be considered as a cause of marked elevation of serum lipase, which can occur in the absence of pancreatitis.

journal_name

Trop Doct

journal_title

Tropical doctor

authors

Bhargava A,Ali S,Rajeevan R,Udyavara R

doi

10.1177/0049475519855536

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-10-01 00:00:00

pages

314-316

issue

4

eissn

0049-4755

issn

1758-1133

journal_volume

49

pub_type

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