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