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* A tickborne rickettsial species that causes boutonneuse fever |
* A tickborne rickettsial species that causes boutonneuse fever |
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= Epidemiology = |
== Epidemiology == |
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* Transmitted by ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' ticks |
* Transmitted by ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' ticks |
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* Founds in India, Pakistan, Israel, Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco, and southern Europe |
* Founds in India, Pakistan, Israel, Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco, and southern Europe |
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= Clinical Presentation = |
== Clinical Presentation == |
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* Also known as Marseilles fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, Kenya tick typhus, Israeli tick typhus, Astrakhan spotted fever, and Indian tick typhus |
* Also known as Marseilles fever, Mediterranean spotted fever, Kenya tick typhus, Israeli tick typhus, Astrakhan spotted fever, and Indian tick typhus |
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Revision as of 20:14, 15 August 2019
- 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 ("tache noir"), 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
