Brazilian spotted fever: description of a fatal clinical case in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
We describe a case of Brazilian spotted fever in a previously healthy young woman who died with petechial rash associated to acute renal and respiratory insufficiency 12 days following fever, headache, myalgia, and diarrhea. Serologic test in a serum sample, using an immunofluorescence assay, revealed reactive IgM/IgG.
de Lemos
Elba Regina Sampaio
ER
Departamento de Virologia do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. elemos@ioc.fiocruz.br
Rozental
Tatiana
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Villela
Cid Leite
CL
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012284:Rickettsia rickettsii / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial