Diagnostic challenges and antibody kinetics in a paediatric traveller with scrub typhus.
Looareesuwan P., Aiemjoy K., Charoensakulchai S., Thaipadungpanit J., Wongsantichon J., Tanganuchitcharnchai A., Rungrojn A., Blacksell SD., Matsee W.
Diagnosing scrub typhus in travellers is challenging due to symptom similarities with other travel-related illnesses and limited early diagnostic tools. We present a distinctive case of scrub typhus in a child traveller, providing a comprehensive account of the case, the diagnostic challenges encountered, laboratory findings and the dynamics of antibodies.