Recurrent acute appendicitis after recovery from scrub typhus that was associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and other severe complications in children: a case report
Pediatricians should be vigilant and should initiate HLH treatment protocols when ST-associated HLH occurs with other severe complications. Acute appendicitis may not only occur during the course of ST, but may also occur after successful treatment for ST.
Authors
- Yang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1383-4642)
- Lina Qiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-9775)
- Lili Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7737-4276)
- Min Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-9725)
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1528903
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program
- National Key Research and Development Program of China