scholarly journals Fatal Case of Israeli Spotted Fever after Mediterranean Cruise

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 1944-1946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noémie Boillat ◽  
Blaise Genton ◽  
Valérie D’Acremont ◽  
Didier Raoult ◽  
Gilbert Greub
Keyword(s):  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Fatal Case

Fatal Case of Brazilian Spotted Fever Confirmed by Immunohistochemical Staining and Sequencing Methods on Fixed Tissues

2006 ◽  
Vol 1078 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. ROZENTAL ◽  
M. E EREMEEVA ◽  
C. D PADDOCK ◽  
S. R ZAKI ◽  
G. A DASCH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immunohistochemical Staining ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Brazilian Spotted Fever

scholarly journals Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran

2022 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saber Esmaeili ◽  
Mina Latifian ◽  
Mohammad Khalili ◽  
Mehrdad Farrokhnia ◽  
John Stenos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Septic Shock ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Mediterranean Spotted Fever

scholarly journals Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Vilges de Oliveira ◽  
Raylene Medeiros Ferreira Costa ◽  
Geane Ferreira ◽  
Simone Valéria Costa Pereira ◽  
Marinete Amorim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Northeastern Brazil

scholarly journals A fatal case of Brazilian spotted fever in a non-endemic area in Brazil: the importance of having health professionals who understand the disease and its areas of transmission

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 653-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Vilges de Oliveira ◽  
Eduardo Pacheco de Caldas ◽  
Silvia Colombo ◽  
Gilberto Salles Gazeta ◽  
Marcelo Bahia Labruna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Brazilian Spotted Fever

scholarly journals A fatal case series of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Sonora, México

Biomédica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Delgado-De la Mora ◽  
Jesús David Licona-Enríquez ◽  
Marcia Leyva-Gastélum ◽  
David Delgado-De la Mora ◽  
Adela Rascón-Alcantar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Rickettsia Rickettsii ◽  
Los Grupos

Introducción. La fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas es una infección muy letal, particularmente si no se diagnostica y se trata oportunamente.Objetivo. Describir el perfil clínico de los casos fatales de pacientes con fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas, hospitalizados en Sonora, México.Materiales y métodos. Se analizó una serie de 47 defunciones por fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas en el periodo de 2013 a 2016. El diagnóstico se confirmó mediante reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) o la cuadruplicación de los títulos de inmunoglobulina G (IgG) en muestras de suero pareadas analizadas mediante inmunofluorescencia indirecta. Se compararon las características clínicas y de laboratorio, estratificando a los sujetos en dos grupos: pediátricos y adultos.Resultados. No hubo diferencias en las manifestaciones clínicas entre los grupos; el exantema petequial fue el signo más frecuente (96 %), seguido por cefalea (70 %) y mialgias (67 %). La muerte ocurrió en el 55 % de los sujetos a pesar de haber recibido doxiciclina antes del quinto día del inicio de los síntomas. Los marcadores de laboratorio más frecuentes fueron trombocitopenia, falla hepática e insuficiencia renal.Conclusión. La fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas es una enfermedad muy letal, lo cual puede estar relacionado con la ausencia de sospecha del diagnóstico y el retraso en la administración de doxiciclina, pero también con características atribuibles a Rickettsia rickettsii que inciden en la variabilidad de los resultados adversos que se han observado en regiones donde la enfermedad es frecuente.

A cluster ofRickettsia rickettsiiinfection at an animal shelter in an urban area of Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 143 (11) ◽  
pp. 2446-2450 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. ROZENTAL ◽  
M. S. FERREIRA ◽  
R. GOMES ◽  
C. M. COSTA ◽  
P. R. A. BARBOSA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Febrile Illness ◽  
Spotted Fever Group ◽  
Animal Shelter ◽  
Rickettsia Rickettsii ◽  
Occupationally Exposed ◽  
Tick Borne Disease ◽  
Brazilian Spotted Fever

SUMMARYRickettsia rickettsiiinfection is being increasingly recognized as an important cause of fatal acute illness in Brazil, where this tick-borne disease is designated Brazilian spotted fever (BSF). In this study we report five fatal cases of BSF in employees of an animal shelter in an urban area in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro in southeast Brazil after a natural disaster on 11 January 2011. Four of the cases occurred from 27 January to 11 April 2011, while the fifth fatal case was identified in April 2012. Three cases were confirmed by molecular analysis and two by epidemiological linkage. An investigation of BSF was performed in the animal shelter, and blood samples were collected from 115 employees and 117 randomly selected dogs. The presence of high levels (1024–4096) of antibodies against spotted fever group rickettsiae was found in three (2·6%) employees and 114 (97·5%) dogs. These findings emphasize the need to consider BSF as a possible cause of undifferentiated febrile illness, especially dengue and leptospirosis, in patients occupationally exposed to dogs heavily infested by ticks, mainly working at kennels and animal shelters that have inadequate space for the animals housed and frequently providing an environment conducive to exposure to pathogens such asR. rickettsii.

scholarly journals Fatal Brazilian spotless fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in a dark-skinned patient

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça Favacho ◽  
Tatiana Rozental ◽  
Simone Berger Calic ◽  
Maria Aparecida Mota Scofield ◽  
Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Skin Rash ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Empirical Therapy ◽  
Severe Headache ◽  
Rickettsial Disease ◽  
Rickettsia Rickettsii ◽  
Black Patients ◽  
Brazilian Spotted Fever

Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is the most important and frequent rickettsial disease in Brazil. A fatal case of BSF is reported in a 32-year-old black man, who died of irreversible shock after five days of fever, severe headache and abdominal pain with no rash. Spleen, kidney and heart samples collected at autopsy were positive for Rickettsia rickettsii by PCR and sequencing. The authors emphasize the need for a high index of diagnostic suspicion for spotted fever in black patients. Absence of a skin rash should not dissuade clinicians from considering the possibility of BSF and initiating empirical therapy.

Mitbringsel aus den Ferien

Praxis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (47) ◽  
pp. 1869-1870
Author(s):  
Balestra ◽  
Nüesch
Keyword(s):  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Rickettsia Conorii ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Klinische Diagnose ◽  
Rickettsia Rickettsii

Eine 37-jährige Patientin stellt sich nach der Rückkehr von einer Rundreise durch Nordamerika mit einem Status febrilis seit zehn Tagen und einem makulösem extremitätenbetontem Exanthem seit einem Tag vor. Bei suggestiver Klinik und Besuch der Rocky Mountains wird ein Rocky Mountain spotted fever diagnostiziert. Die Serologie für Rickettsia conorii, die mit Rickettsia rickettsii kreuzreagiert, war positiv und bestätigte die klinische Diagnose. Allerdings konnte der beweisende vierfache Titeranstieg, möglicherweise wegen spät abgenommener ersten Serologie, nicht nachgewiesen werden. Nach zweiwöchiger antibiotischer Therapie mit Doxycycline waren Status febrilis und Exanthem regredient.

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