Fatal spotted fever group rickettsiosis due to Rickettsia conorii conorii mimicking a hemorrhagic viral fever in a South African traveler in Brazil

Daniele N de Almeida; Alexsandra R Favacho; Tatiana Rozental; Halime Barcaui; Alexandro Guterres; Raphael Gomes; Silvana Levis; Janice Coelho; Alberto Chebabo; Ligia C Costa; Salete Andrea; Paulo F Barroso; Elba R S de Lemos

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.05.002

Fatal spotted fever group rickettsiosis due to Rickettsia conorii conorii mimicking a hemorrhagic viral fever in a South African traveler in Brazil

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2010 Sep;1(3):149-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.05.002. Epub 2010 Jun 25.

Authors

Daniele N de Almeida¹, Alexsandra R Favacho, Tatiana Rozental, Halime Barcaui, Alexandro Guterres, Raphael Gomes, Silvana Levis, Janice Coelho, Alberto Chebabo, Ligia C Costa, Salete Andrea, Paulo F Barroso, Elba R S de Lemos

Affiliation

¹ Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 21771523
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.05.002

Abstract

The authors present a fatal case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis (SFGR) caused by Rickettsia conorii conorii mimicking a hemorrhagic viral fever in a South African male on a business trip in Brazil. SFGR was confirmed by molecular and immunohistochemical analyses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Boutonneuse Fever / diagnosis*
Brazil
DNA, Viral / genetics
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rickettsia conorii / genetics
Rickettsia conorii / isolation & purification*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
South Africa
Travel*

Substances

DNA, Viral