Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in South Africa

We report the first laboratory-confirmed case of Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in Africa. The patient sought treatment for an eschar on his toe; lymphangitis, severe headaches, and fever subsequently developed. After a regimen of doxycycline, symptoms rapidly resolved. R. mongolotimonae infect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2004-01, Vol.10 (1), p.125-126
Hauptverfasser:	Pretorius, Anne-Marié, Birtles, Richard J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Dispatch Doxycycline - therapeutic use Humans international tourist attraction site lymphangitis Male rashless Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections - diagnosis Rickettsia Infections - drug therapy Rickettsia Infections - physiopathology Rickettsia mongolotimonae South Africa
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the first laboratory-confirmed case of Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in Africa. The patient sought treatment for an eschar on his toe; lymphangitis, severe headaches, and fever subsequently developed. After a regimen of doxycycline, symptoms rapidly resolved. R. mongolotimonae infection was diagnosed retrospectively by serologic tests and molecular-based detection of the organism in biopsy specimens of eschar material.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1001.020662