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Malignant Mediterranean spotted fever

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2015
Fever with rash is one of the most common causes of referral to a dermatologist. A plethora of conditions need to be considered in the differential diagnosis. They may be broadly classified into infectious causes, drug reactions, and autoimmune disorders.
Snehal Balvant Lunge, Vaibhav Patil, Sameer Ambar, Vishwas Naik   +3 more
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Mediterranean spotted fever and hearing impairment: a rare complication

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is caused by Rickettsia conorii and transmitted by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus. It is prevalent in southern Europe, Africa and central Asia. The disease usually has a benign course and is characterized by
Raffaella Rossio, Valeria Conalbi, Valentina Castagna, Sebastiano Recalcati, Adriana Torri, Massimo Coen, Lucia Restano Cassulini, Flora Peyvandi   +7 more
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Mediterranean spotted fever with multiorgan involvement. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep, 2022
A previously well man in his 50s returned to the UK after a trip to the Mediterranean. The day after returning he developed malaise, fevers, rigors and severe headache. He was hospitalised with sepsis, multiorgan involvement, a maculopapular rash and an eschar on each hip.
Davis K, Ahmado A, Warrell CE, Downs LO, Furneaux J, Sithamparanathan K.   +5 more
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Detection of an outbreak of Mediterranean spotted fever in Primary Care [PDF]

Atención Primaria
Marina Satorres Pérez, Cristian García Molina, Clara Isabel Pérez Ortiz   +2 more
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Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis as a Complication of Israeli Spotted Fever

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022
Rickettsia spp. human infection is endemic in Portugal in the form of Mediterranean spotted fever caused by R. conorii subsp. conorii and Israeli spotted fever (ISF) caused by R. conorii subsp. israelensis.
Maria Margarida Andrade, Ana Gorgulho, Rita Tinoco Magalhães, Rita Valadas, Luís Miguel Pereira, Sara Freire, Diogo Cruz   +6 more
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Malignant forms of Mediterranean spotted fever: risk factors for fatal outcomes [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Ivan Baltadzhiev, Nedialka Popivanova, Zaprian Zaprianov   +2 more
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Mediterranean spotted fever in southeastern Romania. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2013
Although cases of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) have been reported for decades in southeastern Romania, there are few published data. We retrospectively studied 339 patients, diagnosed with MSF at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr.
Pitigoi D, Olaru ID, Badescu D, Rafila A, Arama V, Hristea A.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Mediterranean spotted fever and peripheral facial nerve palsy: a rare neurological complication

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii is one of the oldest known tick-borne diseases. It is transmitted by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and occurs mainly in the Mediterranean area.
Hayet Bouchaib, Achour Amrane, Jacques Sevestre, Idir Bitam, Phillipe Parola   +4 more
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Boutonneuse Fever in Southeastern Romania

Microorganisms, 2023
Boutonneuse fever (BF) is an eruptive disease and is classified as a spotted fever, which is endemic in the Mediterranean basin (i.e., Marseille fever or Mediterranean spotted fever) and the Black Sea, caused by Rickettsia conorii, with dog ticks being a
Simona Claudia Cambrea, Diana Badiu, Constantin Ionescu, Roxana Penciu, Loredana Pazara, Cristina Maria Mihai, Mara Andreea Cambrea, Larisia Mihai   +7 more
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Rickettsia monacensis as Cause of Mediterranean Spotted Fever–like Illness, Italy [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
Giordano Madeddu, Fabiola Mancini, Antonello Caddeo, Alessandra Ciervo, Sergio Babudieri, Ivana Maida, Maria Laura Fiori, Giovanni Rezza, Maria Stella Mura   +8 more
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