First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis.
Int J Infect Dis
; 26: 12-3, 2014 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia conorii. In Italy, about 400 cases are reported every year and nearly half of them occur in Sicily, which is one of the most endemic regions. Although MSF is mostly a self-limited disease characterized by fever, skin rash, and a dark eschar at the site of the tick bite called a 'tache noire', serious complications are described, mainly in adult patients. Nevertheless, severe forms of the disease with major morbidity and a higher mortality risk have been described. We report a fatal case of MSF complicated by rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, and encephalitis in an elderly woman.
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Rabdomiólise
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Febre Botonosa
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Encefalite
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Injúria Renal Aguda
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Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Int J Infect Dis
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2014
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Article