title: Indian Tick Typhus Presenting as Purpura Fulminans with Review on Rickettsial Infections.
abstract: Rickettsial diseases are some of the most covert reemerging infections of the present times. They are generally incapacitating and notoriously difficult to diagnose; untreated cases can have fatality rates as high as 30%-35%, but when diagnosed properly, they are often easily treated but lack of definite diagnostic tools and the hazards of handling these microorganisms aggravate the difficulties of diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davanagere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Manjunath
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hulmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davanagere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alekya
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davanagere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: V Jagannath
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Indian tick typhus; purpura fulminans; rickettsiae