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A Case of Acute Renal Failure Associated with Tsutsugamushi Disease
Jin Hee Hong, Jin Hee Oho, Jong Hyun Kim, Dae Kyun Kho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(4):464-468.   Published online April 15, 2001
Tsutsugamushi disease is acute febrile illness, transmitted by Rickettsia tsutsugamushi. R. tsutusgamushi invade and proliferate in the endothelial cells of small blood vessels. Destruction of endothelial cells occurs from the proliferation of the organism and eventual disruption, and thus vascular rich organs must be carefully examined such as the kidney, lung, heart, liver. Recently we experienced a case of acute...
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