Rickettsia infection; Rickettsia spotted fever
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Introduction
Includes tick-borne infections:
Clinical manifestations
- presenting symptoms often non-specific
- maculopapular rash, vesicular rash, or petechial rash develops 3-5 days after presentation[1]
Laboratory
Differential diagnosis
- eschar & rash are characteristic of rickettsial infections
Management
- doxycycline for 7-10 days is the treatment of choice
- no vaccine is available
More general terms
More specific terms
- anaplasmosis
- Bartonella infection
- ehrlichiosis
- Q fever; Coxiella burnetii infection
- rickettsial spotted fever; tick typhus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021.
- ↑ Parola P, Paddock CD, Raoult D. Tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: emerging diseases challenging old concepts. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2005 Oct;18(4):719-56. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16223955
- ↑ Parola P, Paddock CD, Socolovschi C et al Update on tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: a geographic approach. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2013 Oct;26(4):657-702. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24092850 Free PMC Article
- ↑ Biggs HM, Behravesh CB, Bradley KK et al Diagnosis and Management of Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmosis - United States. A Practical Guide for Health Care and Public Health Professionals. MMWR Recomm Rep 2016;65(No. RR-2):1-44 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27172113 <Internet> http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6502a1.htm