rickettsialpox

Etiology

Rickettsia akari

Epidemiology

• seen in urban settings
• transmitted by house mites

Clinical manifestations

• eschar found at site of mite bite
• diffuse rash involving face, trunk, extremities
• 2-10 mm papules & plaques, evolving into vesicles & then crusting
• headache
• myalgias
• regional adenopathy
• mild disease

Management

see Rocky Mountain spotted fever

More general terms

• bacterial infection
• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

Additional terms

• eschar
• Rickettsia akari
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
• typhus