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

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Document Type:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Portugal
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/117279/cdc_117279_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 615.58 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:692bb09ce1a039688f2b67f06f4ce5f2df687e023bedf1099fdef2cc3c441da0