title: [Pulmonary thrombosis as a complication of Mediterranean spotted fever].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Thromboembolic complications were uncommon in mediterranean spotted fever.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of 55-years- old man who was admitted for mediterranean spotted fever. Two days later, the patient developed chest pain due to a pulmonary thrombosis confirmed by angio-CT. The outcome was good with heparin therapy. The investigation for another cause of thrombosis was negative.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mediterranean spotted fever is usually a moderately severe self-limited illness. Pulmonary thrombosis was uncommon associated with severe disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de maladies infectieuses, CHU de Monastir, Tunisie.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Brahim
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loussaief
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Addad
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Romdhane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chakroun
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouzouaia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Farhat
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin