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A Rare Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever and Encephalitis

Mediterranean spotted fever is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. It is transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus. It usually presents as a benign self-limited disease characterized by a skin rash, high fever, and, sometimes, a characteristic ulcer at the tick bit...

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Autores principales: Sousa Almeida, Raquel, Pego, Petra M., Pinto, Maria João, Matos Costa, João
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5174160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28053795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2421540