Scrub typhus: Chest radiographic and clinical findings in 130 Thai patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 600-607

  Charoensak, Aphinya ^a   Chawalparit, Orasa ^a   Suttinont, Chaunpit ^b   Niwattayakul, Kanigar ^c   Losuwanaluk, Kitti ^d   Silpasakorn, Saowaluk ^a   Suputtamongkol, Yupin ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHARAT NAKHON RATCHASIMA HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Muang Loei Ram Hospital   (Thailand)

^d Banmai Chaiyapod Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute febrile illness; Chest radiography; Scrub typhus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCRUB TYPHUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMEGALY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SCRUB TYPHUS; THAILAND;

EID: 33646781318     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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