Scrub typhus in Punjab: an acute febrile illness with multisystem involvement.

Scrub typhus is an important cause of acute febrile illness. This observational study describes the clinical features and complications of the patients diagnosed to have scrub typhus in Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The diagnosis of scrub typhus was made by using Bioline SD Tsutsugamushi test kit which detects IgM, IgG or IgA antibodies to Orientia tsutsugamushi.

Spectrum of neurological manifestations in dengue virus infection in Northwest India.

The objective of this study was to study the spectrum of neurological manifestations in patients with dengue infection. This was a prospective study undertaken at the Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India. All patients diagnosed with dengue fever during an epidemic (1 September 2010-31 December 2010) were screened for neurological manifestations.

Disseminated cryptococcosis presenting with generalized lymphadenopathy.

Cryptococcosis is a common opportunistic infection among immunocompromised individuals. Some of the commonly affected sites are respiratory and central nervous system. Lymph node is an unusual site of involvement which could mimic tuberculosis, as seen in our case.

Outbreak of scrub typhus in Pondicherry.

Aim: To describe the diverse clinical and laboratory manifestations of scrub typhus diagnosed in Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry.

Materials And Methods: All cases of febrile illness diagnosed as scrub typhus over a period of 2 years were analysed. Diagnosis was based on the presence of the eschar and/or positive Weil Felix test with a titre of > 1:80.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for children with fulminant myocarditis.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of children requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute myocarditis. The hospital records of 8 patients who underwent membrane oxygenation for myocarditis from January 2002 to October 2008 were reviewed. Ages ranged from 3 to 12 years (median, 6 years).

Acute suppurative thyroiditis in children secondary to pyriform sinus fistula.

Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST), a potential complication of pyriform sinus fistula (PSF), is a rare clinical condition as the thyroid gland is remarkably resistant to infections. Lack of awareness of the entity contributes to the rarity and frustrating recurrences. We performed a retrospective review of all cases of AST due to PSF treated at our institution over a 10-year period.