Biography:
Dr. Velma Herwanto is the Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia. She is in the final year of her fellowship in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. Dr. Velma completed her PhD through research on immune response in sepsis patients at the University of Sydney, Australia. Currently, she is actively serving as the head of the antibiotic stewardship team at her private practice, Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta.
Title : Rickettsiosis presenting as viral-like Illness: A case report highlighting diagnostic challenges in a resource-limited setting