Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Feb;28(2):485-488. doi: 10.3201/eid2802.211023.

Abstract

A fatal case of Mediterranean spotted fever associated with septic shock was reported in a 61-year-old man living in a village in southeastern Iran. The patient had a history of tick bite a few days before symptom onset. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed infection by Rickettsia conorii subspecies israelensis.

Keywords: Iran; Mediterranean spotted fever; Rickettsia; Rickettsia conorii; bacteria; vector-borne infections; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Boutonneuse Fever* / complications
  • Boutonneuse Fever* / diagnosis
  • Boutonneuse Fever* / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phylogeny
  • Rickettsia conorii* / genetics
  • Shock, Septic* / diagnosis