This case illustrates the diagnostic challenges of SFG rickettsioses, most consistent with probable MSF, in a non-endemic region of Iran and potentially emphasises the value of detailed exposure history and prompt empirical doxycycline in suspected cases.
BACKGROUND
Tsutsugamushi fever is an infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that is rarely diagnosed in Europe but endemic in several Asian countries and in Chile. Its clinical presentation is often nonspecific, ranging from fever, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, and a maculopapular rash to severe disease with multiorgan...
I. Grewe, Saskia Winzer, S. Steinmann et al.· Innere Medizin· 0 citations
Brazilian spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is a life-threatening tick-borne disease endemic to southeastern Brazil and is associated with high mortality when treatment is delayed. Central nervous system involvement poses a particular diagnostic challenge because of nonspecific early symptoms and frequent...
F. B. Brunheroto, Eduardo Roquim e Silva, R. Araújo et al.· encephalitis· 0 citations
This study presents the first and largest human case series of Q fever from the Black Sea region of Türkiye, highlighting the wide clinical spectrum of the disease and the need for enhanced awareness and diagnostic capacity.
Hatun Öztürk Çerik, Arzu Altunçeki̇ç Yildirim, Celali Kurt et al.· Journal of Tropical Medicine· 0 citations
Findings provide multi‐targeted molecular evidence of spotted fever group (SFG) like Rickettsia in clinically asymptomatic border personnel and highlight the need for serology, longitudinal follow‐up, and vector surveillance to clarify its epidemiological significance.
Sauvik Dasgupta, Sarthak Dasgupta, Stanzin Dolkar et al.· Zoonoses and Public Health· 0 citations
Astrakhan spotted fever is an acute natural focal vector-transmitted disease of the tick-borne rickettsioses group. The Astrakhan region is highly endemic for ASF. In recent years, the incidence of ASF in the Russian Federation has declined. However, severe forms of the disease, including complicated, have recently bec...
G. Kozhevnikova, T. Kharlamova, E. Burdova et al.· Epidemiology and Infectious...· 0 citations
This study aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics and treatment strategies of Japanese spotted fever (JSF) cases clustered in the same region over a short period, to provide clinical insights for the diagnosis and management of similar cases.
Data of 5 JSF cases admitted to Dazhu County, Sichuan and...
Ji-Xu Liu, Qin-Han Wu, Han-Lei Cai et al.· BMC Infectious Diseases· 0 citations
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