Rickettsialpox caused by Rickettsia africae in an elderly woman

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Oct;45(7):905-907. doi: 10.1111/ced.14221. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Authors

N Ganjuur¹, N Abu Rached¹, M Doerler¹, T Gambichler¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

PMID: 32180236
DOI: 10.1111/ced.14221

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Chickenpox / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Exanthema / etiology*
Exanthema / microbiology
Female
Humans
Rickettsia*
Skin / pathology
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis / diagnosis
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis / microbiology*
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis / pathology

Supplementary concepts

Rickettsia africae