A Case of Rickettsia felis Infection Imported From Nepal

Rickettsia felis is an emerging spotted fever group pathogen that may be responsible for potentially life‐threatening infections. A cosmopolitan distribution has been postulated though most human cases were observed in Africa and the Americas. We report an imported case from Nepal that occurred in an Italian tourist who presented with a 1‐week history of fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and a mild maculopapular rash 14 days after return..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Journal of travel medicine - 22(2015), 4, Seite 276-278

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sulis, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Rodari, Paola [Sonstige Person]
Caligaris, Silvio [Sonstige Person]
Tomasoni, Lina R [Sonstige Person]
Castelli, Francesco [Sonstige Person]
Gulletta, Maurizio [Sonstige Person]

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BKL:

44.11

44.73

Themen:

Infections
Medical treatment
Pathology
Travel medicine

doi:

10.1111/jtm.12207

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1959803042