title: [Mediterranean boutonneuse fever. Apropos of cases observed in Sousse].
abstract: We report 5 confirmed cases of boutonneuse fever. All patients presented fever with a generalised maculopapular rash, and the tache noire at the site of the tick bite. Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole failed to cure one patient. Treatment with oral oxytetracycline was effective in all cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D010118:Oxytetracycline
vernacular_title: La fièvre boutonneuse méditerranéenne. A propos des cas observés à Sousse.