Scrub typhus: an imported Rickettsial disease.
A case of scrub typhus due to Rickettsia tsutsugamushi is reported. This imported rickettsial disease was contracted by a 30-year-old woman while traveling in Thailand, and was transmitted by an infected mite's bite. Diagnosis was confirmed by specific serology and resolution was obtained by tetracycline therapy. Current concepts of the disease are reviewed.
Dupon
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Service de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, Tripode 9e étage, Hôpital Pellégrin, Bordeaux, France.
Rogues
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AM
Malou
M
M
d'Ivernois
C
C
Lacut
J Y
JY
D000328:Adult; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000592:standards; D005602:France / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel
D004318:Doxycycline