| Autor: |
Mansueto, Pasquale, Seidita, Aurelio, Bongiovì, Accursia, Catalano, Tiziana, Pirrone, Giuseppe, Cusimano, Claudia, D'Alcamo, Alberto, Carroccio, Antonio |
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Italian Journal of Medicine; 2016, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p195-201, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an infectious disease endemic in the southern regions of Italy, with an incidence of about 400 cases/year. The bacteria responsible of the disease is Rickettsia conorii, transmitted to humans by Rhipicephalus sanguineus, the common dog tick. The infection usually manifests with a characteristic symptomatologic triad: fever, exanthema and the so called tache noire, which is the typical eschar at the site of the tick bite. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG enzymelinked immunosorbent assay and the gold standard micro-immunofluorescent assay, allow serological diagnosis. We report the case of a man suffering from MSF, whose atypical presentation and false-negative diagnostic tests delayed consistently diagnosis and therapy. Afterwards we review the literature about this topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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