Rare Case of Rickettsiosis Caused by Rickettsia monacensis, Portugal, 2021

de Sousa, Rita; dos Santos, Marta Leal; Cruz, Claudina; Almeida, Vasco; Garrote, Ana Raquel; Ramirez, Freddy; Seixas, Diana; Manata, Maria J.; Maltez, Fernando

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Rare Case of Rickettsiosis Caused by Rickettsia monacensis, Portugal, 2021

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5 2022
By de Sousa, Rita ; dos Santos, Marta Leal ; Cruz, Claudina ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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de Sousa, Rita ; dos Santos, Marta Leal ; Cruz, Claudina ; Almeida, Vasco ; Garrote, Ana Raquel ; Ramirez, Freddy ; Seixas, Diana ; Manata, Maria J. ; Maltez, Fernando
Description:

We report a case of rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia monacensis in an immunocompetent 67-year-old man in Portugal who had eschar, erythematous rash, and an attached Ixodes ricinus tick. Seroconversion and eschar biopsy led to confirmed diagnosis by PCR. Physicians should be aware of this rare rickettsiosis, especially in geographic regions with the vector.
Subjects:

Aged Animals Humans Ixodes Male Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(5):1068-1071
Pubmed ID:

35447057
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC9045422
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Letter
Place as Subject:

Portugal
Volume:

28
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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