title: A case of pleurisy associated with antibodies to Rickettsia conorii.
abstract: Rickettsia conorii is endemic in Mediterranean area. We describe an unusual sace of R. Conorii infection, which concerns a farmer with clinical, radiological and cytological findings of pleurisy without evidence of malignancy. An elevated antibody titre for R. Conorii was observed, using an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test. After treatment with Doxycycline, the patient presented a significant improvement of his clinical and radiological image and a four-fold decrease of the antibody titre for R. conorii.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece. salexiou@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alexiou-Daniel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tea
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ilonidis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antoniadis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D020114:Rickettsia conorii / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D004318:Doxycycline