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Case Reports: Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Scrub typhus due to vertical transmission in a neonate: rare presentation of a common tropical infection
  1. Revati Deglurkar1,
  2. Nanmaaran Periyannan Thangavel2,
  3. Ambalakkuthan Murugesan1 and
  4. Nishad Plakkal1
  1. 1Department of Neonatology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
  2. 2Department of Paediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ambalakkuthan Murugesan; murugesan89{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Vertical transmission as a route of infection has been well reported in many viral infections. Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks which has had a resurgence in recent times in several tropical countries. It affects all age groups including neonates. Reports of neonates affected with scrub typhus are few, and vertical transmission is rare. We report a case, where a newborn was symptomatic with signs of infection within the first 72 hours of life and Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative organism was confirmed by PCR in both mother and baby.

  • Infectious diseases
  • Paediatrics

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-253172

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors RD, NPT, AM and NP were responsible for drafting of the text, sourcing and editing of clinical images, investigation results, drawing original diagrams and algorithms, and critical revision for important intellectual content. RD, NPT, AM and NP gave final approval of the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.