Abstract
Two Patients diagnosed with scrub typhus through serology, presented with intracranial haemorrhage in acute phase. Orientia tsutsugamushi should be considered as a common factor for cerebrovascular accidents in the regions where scrub typhus is endemic.
Keywords: Scrub typhus, Orientia tsutsugamushi, Intracranial haemorrhage.
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Corresponding Author
Vinay Tuteja
Resident, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i8.160
