Murine typhus with renal involvement in Canary Islands, Spain.
Murine typhus and "murine-typhus-like" disease are reemerging infectious diseases. In Canary Islands (Spain), a rather distinct clinical pattern characterized by higher incidence of complications, especially renal damage (including acute failure and urinalysis abnormalities), is apparent and highly suggestive. It could be related to different strains of Rickettsia typhi or other cross-reactive species.
Hernández Cabrera
Michele
M
Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Angel-Moreno
Alfonso
A
Santana
Evora
E
Bolaños
Margarita
M
Francès
Adela
A
Martín-Sánchez
Martín-Sánchez
MS
Pérez-Arellano
Jose Luis
JL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology