Scrub typhus infection precipitating hemolysis in a patient with
G6PD deficiency: A case report
Authors: Ravi Shukla, Mandira Shrestha, Chaitanya Darshan Bhattarai,
Kiran Lamichhane, Paras Yadav, Debendra Tamatta
Corresponding author
Ravi Shukla, MBBS
Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu,
Gokarneshwor - 08, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal
Email id:
raviprakashshukla.489@gmail.com
Orcid Id: 0009-0006-6458-2160
Co-authors
Mandira Shrestha, MD
Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu,
Gokarneshwor - 08, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal
Email id:
dr.mandirashr@gmail.com
Chaitanya Darshan Bhattarai, MBBS
Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu,
Gokarneshwor - 08, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal
Email id:
dr.chaitanyadarshan@gmail.com
Kiran Lamichhane, MBBS
Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu,
Gokarneshwor - 08, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal
Email id:
lmckiran16@gmail.com
Paras Yadav, MBBS
Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu,
Gokarneshwor - 08, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal
Email id:
parasyadav997@gmail.com
Debendra Tamatta, MBBS
Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu,
Gokarneshwor - 08, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal
Email id:
devtmt77@gmail.com
Key words : scrub typhus; anemia, hemolytic; glucosephosphate
dehydrogenase deficiency; case report.
Running head : Scrub typhus precipitating hemolysis
Data availability statement : The data that support the findings
of this study are available from the corresponding author upon
reasonable request.
Funding statement : The authors received no specific funding for
this work.
Conflict of interest disclosure : The authors declare no
conflict of interest in any of the procedures in this report.
Ethics approval statement : Approval was provided by the
department from the Department of of Pediatrics and Institutional Review
Committee (IRC) of Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Nepal.
Patient consent statement : Written informed consent for
publication of this report and accompanying images was obtained from the
patient’s father, in accordance with the journal’s patient consent
policy. As the patient is a minor, the patient’s consent was waived.
Permission to reproduce material from other sources : Not
applicable for this study.
Acknowledgement: We all authors express gratitude and
acknowledge the cooperation of the patient’s family members.
Manuscript Type : Case report