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