Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT Spotted fevers are diseases caused by bacterial agents belonging to the spotted-fever (SF) group of the genus Rickettsia. The first documented case of SF in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil, was reported here. Also, it is the first case described of fatal SF in Northeast region of Brazil....

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Stefan Vilges de Oliveira, Raylene Medeiros Ferreira Costa, Geane Ferreira, Simone Valéria Costa Pereira, Marinete Amorim, Maria Fernanda Melo Monteiro, Leucio Câmara Alves, Gilberto Salles Gazeta
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2018
Subjects:
Rickettsia
Differential diagnosis
Tick-borne diseases
Brazilian semi-arid
Caatinga biome
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201860021
https://doaj.org/article/f840447021904aeeb3b040b127f04d3d
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Summary:ABSTRACT Spotted fevers are diseases caused by bacterial agents belonging to the spotted-fever (SF) group of the genus Rickettsia. The first documented case of SF in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil, was reported here. Also, it is the first case described of fatal SF in Northeast region of Brazil. The patient was a resident of Arcoverde municipality and the probable site of infection lies in Sertania municipality, both in Pernambuco State, a semi-arid region of Brazil. The patient had not visited other areas where SF is endemic. The patient showed clinical manifestations and epidemiological exposure compatible with SF, and the infection was confirmed by molecular biology techniques.

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