@article {Handattubcr-2018-227002, author = {Koushik Handattu and Ramesh Bhat Yellanthoor and Kalyan Chakravarthy Konda and Sandesh Kini}, title = {Acute severe monarthritis: a rare manifestation of scrub typhus}, volume = {11}, number = {1}, elocation-id = {bcr-2018-227002}, year = {2018}, doi = {10.1136/bcr-2018-227002}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {Scrub typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi is an important cause for fever of unknown origin in endemic areas including India. The vasculitis associated with the disease leads to a variety of clinical manifestations. However, the joint involvement is quite rare and not reported in children. We present severe arthritis of hip joint associated with scrub typhus causing a diagnostic and management challenges in a 4-year-old girl.}, URL = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/11/1/bcr-2018-227002}, eprint = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/11/1/bcr-2018-227002.full.pdf}, journal = {BMJ Case Reports CP} }