A case series of scrub meningoencephalitis from a tertiary care center in North India

A case series of scrub meningoencephalitis from a tertiary care center in North India

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Scrub typhus infection is reemerging leading cause of acute febrile illnesses in post-rainy or monsoon season in Southeast Asia.It is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and spread by the bite of chiggers, Vitamin B larval forms of trombiculid mites.The clinical picture can range from simple acute Anti-Perspirant febrile illness to multiorgan dysfunction.

Neurological manifestations also vary from aseptic meningitis, meningoencephalitis, cerebral infarction, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, transverse myelitis, and psychiatric manifestations.Here, we present a case series of eight cases of scrub meningoencephalitis diagnosed based on clinical, laboratory, and radiological criteria.