Mediterranean spotted fever as a cause of septic shock.
Fever
Mediterranen spotted
Septic Shock
Tick-borne diseases
Journal
IDCases
ISSN: 2214-2509
Titre abrégé: IDCases
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101634540
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
24
02
2019
revised:
19
03
2019
accepted:
19
03
2019
entrez:
13
4
2019
pubmed:
13
4
2019
medline:
13
4
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Mediterranean spotted fever is a generally benign disease but with the potential of serious manifestations. We report a case of Mediterranean spotted fever in a 56-year-old woman, with pet dog exposure, who presented with a septic shock pattern. Based on clinical symptoms, history, and laboratory results, the diagnosis of Mediterranean spotted fever was suspected and the outcome was favorable with doxycycline treatment. Although rickettsiae remain an uncommon cause of the sepsis syndrome, it is important to consider it, especially as people are now traveling to endemic areas more frequently.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30976518
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00528
pii: S2214-2509(19)30040-X
pii: e00528
pmc: PMC6441820
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
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