title: [Mediterranean spotted fever in a 3-year-old child].
abstract: We report the case of a 3-year-old patient with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF). The patient was infected through a tick bite in the forests surrounding Paris. Treatment with azithromycin was started with good results. MSF is not exceptional and should be considered in patients with fever, rash, and eruptions even outside the usual infested areas.
authors.affiliation: Service des urgences pédiatriques, centre hospitalier universitaire Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France. Electronic address: alexis.mandelcwajg@nck.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandelcwajg
authors.affiliation: Service des urgences pédiatriques, centre hospitalier universitaire Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ménager
authors.affiliation: Service des urgences pédiatriques, centre hospitalier universitaire Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chéron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005076:Exanthema / Q000382:microbiology; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010297:Paris; D020114:Rickettsia conorii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D064927:Tick Bites; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin