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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2003;46(2):188-191. Published online February 15, 2003.

Analysis of Affecting Factors for Cortisol Level in Cord Blood

Eun Jung EJ Kim¹, Chang Yoo CY Lee¹, Yeon Gyun YG Oh¹, Hyang Suk HS Yun¹, Jong Duck JD Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University, School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea

Correspondence Chang Yoo CY Lee ,Email: Chan33@be.md

Abstract

Tsutsugamushi fever is a serious febrile disease outwardly similar to malaria and various arboviral infections. The endemic area is Asia-Pacific. This disease are generally associated with disturbed habitats favoring large populations of vector larval trombiculid mites. Therapy with tetracycline, chloramphenicol or ciprofloxacin is currently recommanded. Unfortunately these drugs is suboptimal for children and pregnant women. Recently, azithromycin has been proven to be effective in therapy of scrub typhus. There is no evidence that azithromycin causes adverse reaction to developing fetus or children. We report four cases of tsutsugamushi fever in children successfully treated with azithromycin. This is the first report describing clinical application of azithromycin to tsutsugamushi fever in Korean children.

Keywords :Tsutsugamushi fever, Azithromycin, Children