[Mediterranean boutonneuse fever (apropos of 40 recent cases in Marseilles].
The Marseilles area continues to be an endemic region of mediterranean tick bite fever. During the period 1975-1978 40 cases were observed in two medical departments in Marseilles. Maximum occurrence was in August. The real incidence of the disease was difficult to appreciate as declaration is not always made eventhough obligatory. Clinical manifestations remained typical.
D000328:Adult; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002701:Chloramphenicol; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013752:Tetracycline; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole
Notes sur la fièvre boutonneuse méditerranéenne (à propos de 40 cas récents, a Marseille).