Rickettsialpox: report of three cases and a review.
Rickettsialpox is a rare mite-borne rickettsiosis that is encountered in urban populations in the eastern United States and throughout the world. It is characterized clinically by an eschar, fever, and a papulovesicular eruption. Both of these cutaneous manifestations may be mimicked by infectious diseases that have been designated as bioterrorist agents by the United States Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention: the former by anthrax, and the latter by smallpox. It is thus important for clinicians to be familiar with rickettsialpox. We report 3 cases and review the epidemiology, clinical and laboratory findings, differential diagnosis, and management of this disease.
Saini
Ritu
R
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Pui
John C
JC
Burgin
Susan
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population
D004318:Doxycycline