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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 76(5), 2007, pp. 806-809
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DISTRIBUTION OF ESCHARS ON THE BODY OF SCRUB TYPHUS PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

DONG-MIN KIM, KYUNG JUN WON, CHI YOUNG PARK, KI DONG YU, HYONG SUN KIM, TAE YOUNG YANG, JI HYUN LEE, HYUN KUK KIM, HYEON-JE SONG, SEUNG-HYUN LEE, AND HO SHIN*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea; Haenam General Hospital, Haenam, Korea; Jangheung General Hospital, Jangheung, Korea; Cheomdan General Hospital, Gwangju, Korea; Department of Clinical Pathology, Gwangju Health College, Gwangju, Korea; Department of Pediatrics, Seonam University College of Medicine, Nam-won, Korea; Department of Neurosurgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of Korea

Eschar is an important finding for the diagnosis of scrub typhus. The IFA test for possible scrub typhus was performed. The presence or absence of eschar was thoroughly examined. Among the 176 scrub typhus cases confirmed by IFA, 162 (92.0%) cases had eschar; 128 patients (79.5%) had eschars on the front of the body. Eschars were primarily detected in males within 30 cm below the umbilicus (19 patients, 35.8%). Distributions on the lower extremities and the front chest above the umbilicus were 22.6% (12 patients) and 20.8% (11 patients), respectively. A different pattern was seen in females. The most prevalent area was the front chest above the umbilicus, which accounted for 40.7% (44 patients) of all the detected eschars. Our study is the first report of a schematic diagram that shows the differences between the males and females with respect to eschar location in scrub typhus patients.

Received September 15, 2006. Accepted for publication January 24, 2007.

Disclaimer: The authors do not have any commercial interest or other association that might pose a conflict of interest.

* Address correspondence to Ho Shin, Department of Neurosurgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, 588 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 501-717, Republic of Korea. E-mail: chosunns{at}hanmail.net

Authors’ addresses: Dong-Min Kim, Kyung Jun Won, Chi Young Park, Ki Dong Yu, and Hyong Sun Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, 588 Seosuk-dong, Dong-Gu, Gwangju 501-717, Republic of Korea, Telephone: 82-62-220-3108, Fax: 82-62-234-9653, E-mail: drongkim{at}chosun.ac.kr. Tae Young Yang, Haenam General Hospital, Haenam, Jellanamdo 536-809, Republic of Korea. Ji Hyun Lee, Jangheung General Hospital, Jangheung, Jellanamdo 529-800, Republic of Korea. Hyun Kuk Kim, Cheomdan General Hospital, Gwangju 506-303, Republic of Korea. Hyeon-Je Song, Department of Clinical Pathology, Gwangju Health College, Gwangju 506-701, Republic of Korea. Seung-Hyun Lee, Department of Pediatrics, Seonam University College of Medicine, Nam-wun, Jellabukdo 590-711, Republic of Korea. Ho Shin, Department of Neurosurgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju 501-717, Republic of Korea.

Reprint requests: Dong-Min Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, 588 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 501-717, Republic of Korea. E-mail: chosunms{at}hanamil.net.




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