Encephalitis: A rare complication of mediterranean spotted fever

Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an emerging zoonosis caused by Rickettsia conorii. The MSF typically presents with a triad of fever, generalized cutaneous rash and inoculation eschar, but its clinical spectrum may range from a mild febrile illness to a potentially life-threatening condition, be...

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Autores principales: Mendes, Jorge Bastos, Gomes, João Filipe, Gonçalves, Tatiana, Canhão, Bernardo, Madaleno, João
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8122166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34026533
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01136
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Sumario:Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an emerging zoonosis caused by Rickettsia conorii. The MSF typically presents with a triad of fever, generalized cutaneous rash and inoculation eschar, but its clinical spectrum may range from a mild febrile illness to a potentially life-threatening condition, being central nervous system involvement highly rare. We report the clinical case of a 63-year-old male patient with MSF complicated by acute encephalitis and multi-organic failure.

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