Indian Tick Typhus Presenting as Purpura Fulminans with Review on Rickettsial Infections

Rickettsial diseases are some of the most covert reemerging infections of the present times. They are generally incapacitating and notoriously difficult to diagnose; untreated cases can have fatality rates as high as 30%–35%, but when diagnosed properly, they are often easily treated but lack of def...

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Autores principales: Hulmani, Manjunath, Alekya, P, Kumar, V Jagannath
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28216718
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.198030
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Sumario:Rickettsial diseases are some of the most covert reemerging infections of the present times. They are generally incapacitating and notoriously difficult to diagnose; untreated cases can have fatality rates as high as 30%–35%, but when diagnosed properly, they are often easily treated but lack of definite diagnostic tools and the hazards of handling these microorganisms aggravate the difficulties of diagnosis and treatment.

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