[Rickettsialpox: report of two cases imported from South Africa].
Rickettsialpox is a rickettsiosis characterized clinically by an escar, fever and papulovescicular eruption. The author reports two cases imported from South Africa.
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Pietro Luigi
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Struttura Complessa a Direzione Ospedaliera Malattie Infettive, Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Maggiore della Carità, Novara. pietro.luigi.garavelli@maggioreosp.novara.it
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002701:Chloramphenicol