Rickettsialpox: report of an outbreak and a contemporary review.
Rickettsialpox is a mild illness characterized by the appearance of a primary eschar at the site of a mite bite followed by fever, headache, and a papulovesicular rash. It can be confused with a variety of illnesses including several other rickettsial diseases and chickenpox. R. akari, the etiologic agent, is a rickettsia belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) of rickettsial illnesses. In spite of significant serologic cross-reactivity with other SFG agents, there is no convincing evidence of cross-immunity to these agents after recovery from rickettsialpox. Tetracyclinie is the drug of choice in the treatment of this disease.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001179:Arthropod Vectors; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice / Q000469:parasitology; D008925:Mites; D009519:New York City; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis