Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran

In this study the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and management of five patients diagnosed with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) from southeast of Iran are presented. All patients but one had recent tick-bite histories which were noticeable as black eschars (tache noire). Patients’ s...

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Autores principales: Farrokhnia, Mehrdad, Ghalejoogh, Zohreh Yousefi, Rohani, Mahdi, Ghasemi, Ahmad, Esmaeili, Saber, Mostafavi, Ehsan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7340602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32685123
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Sumario:In this study the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and management of five patients diagnosed with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) from southeast of Iran are presented. All patients but one had recent tick-bite histories which were noticeable as black eschars (tache noire). Patients’ samples were tested by real-time PCR and serology (IFA). The disease was confirmed by fourfold rising of IgG antibodies against Rickettsia conorii. This is the first report of MSF cases in Iran.

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