Description of the first reported human case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in urban Bangkok.
Described herein is the clinical presentation of a patient from Bangkok, with fever, petechial rash, history of a tick bite, and a diagnosis of spotted fever rickettsiosis.
Sangkasuwan
Vichai
V
Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chatyingmongkol
Thongchai
T
Sukwit
Suchitra
S
Eamsila
Chirapa
C
Chuenchitra
Thippawan
T
Rodkvamtook
Wuttikorn
W
Jiang
Ju
J
Richards
Allen L
AL
Lerdthusnee
Kriangkrai
K
Jones
James W
JW
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013785:Thailand
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D004318:Doxycycline