Rickettsia typhi infection with interstitial pneumonia in a traveler treated with moxifloxacin.
Rickettsial diseases may play an important part in the differential diagnosis of fever in returned travelers. The initial empirical treatment needs to take Rickettsia species into consideration to avoid the development of life-threatening courses. Here, we present a case of interstitial pneumonia associated with Rickettsia typhi infection treated with moxifloxacin.
Medical Mission Hospital, Department of Tropical Medicine, Salvatorstrasse 7, 97067 Würzburg, Germany. marco.schulze@uni-wuerzburg.de
Marco H
MH
Schulze
Christian
C
Keller
Andreas
A
Müller
Uwe
U
Ziegler
Heinz-Jakob
HJ
Langen
Guido
G
Hegasy
August
A
Stich
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D011804:Quinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D000077266:Moxifloxacin