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* A tickborne rickettsial species that causes boutonneuse fever

= Epidemiology =

* Transmitted by ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' ticks
* Founds in India, Pakistan, Israel, Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco, and southern Europe

= Clinical Presentation =

* Also known as Marseilles fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, Kenya tick typhus, Israeli tick typhus, Astrakhan spotted fever, and Indian tick typhus
* Often has an eschar at the site of tick bit innoculation (&quot;tache noir&quot;), but not always
* Petechial rash, GI symptoms, obtundation, tachypnea, hepatomegaly, leukocytosis, coagulopathy, AKI, bilirubin elevation, AST elevation, and CK elevation
* Procoagulant, and 10% develop DVT
* Can present as acute pancreatitis
* Can be quite severe with higher mortality than others in the spotted fever group

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