title: Scrub typhus: an imported Rickettsial disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, Tripode 9e étage, Hôpital Pellégrin, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dupon
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rogues
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: d'Ivernois
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lacut
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline