title: Rickettsia mongolotimonae: a rare pathogen in France.
abstract: We report a second case of laboratory-confirmed infection caused by Rickettsia mongolotimonae in Marseille, France. This rickettsiosis may represent a new clinical entity; moreover, its geographic distribution may be broader than previously documented. This pathogen should be systematically considered in the differential diagnosis of atypical rickettsioses, especially rashless fevers with lymphangitis and lymphadenopathy, in southern France and perhaps elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tissot-Dupont
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gallais
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008205:Lymphangitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial