Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran
In this study the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and management of five patients diagnosed with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) from southeast of Iran are presented. All patients but one had recent thick-bite histories which were noticeable as black eschars (tache noire). Patients’...
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| author | Mehrdad Farrokhnia Zohreh Yousefi Ghalejoogh Mahdi Rohani Ahmad Ghasemi Saber Esmaeili Ehsan Mostafavi |
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| description | In this study the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and management of five patients diagnosed with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) from southeast of Iran are presented. All patients but one had recent thick-bite histories which were noticeable as black eschars (tache noire). Patients’ samples were tested by real-time PCR and serology (IFA). The disease was confirmed by fourfold rising of IgG antibodies against Rickettsia conorii. This is the first report of MSF cases in Iran. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2160d4e6a6e845788bcd94bb2f7e4d602022-12-22T04:08:42ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Microbiology2008-32892008-44472020-05-0112310.18502/ijm.v12i3.3244Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of IranMehrdad Farrokhnia0Zohreh Yousefi Ghalejoogh1Mahdi Rohani2Ahmad Ghasemi3Saber Esmaeili4Ehsan Mostafavi5Infectious and Tropical Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IranDepartment of Microbiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran AND National Reference Laboratory for Plague, Tularemia and Q Fever, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Akanlu, Kabudar Ahang, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran AND National Reference Laboratory for Plague, Tularemia and Q Fever, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Akanlu, Kabudar Ahang, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran AND National Reference Laboratory for Plague, Tularemia and Q Fever, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Akanlu, Kabudar Ahang, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran AND National Reference Laboratory for Plague, Tularemia and Q Fever, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Akanlu, Kabudar Ahang, Hamadan, IranIn this study the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and management of five patients diagnosed with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) from southeast of Iran are presented. All patients but one had recent thick-bite histories which were noticeable as black eschars (tache noire). Patients’ samples were tested by real-time PCR and serology (IFA). The disease was confirmed by fourfold rising of IgG antibodies against Rickettsia conorii. This is the first report of MSF cases in Iran.https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/2349Mediterranean spotted fever;Rickettsia conorii;Tache noire;Tick-borne disease |
| spellingShingle | Mehrdad Farrokhnia Zohreh Yousefi Ghalejoogh Mahdi Rohani Ahmad Ghasemi Saber Esmaeili Ehsan Mostafavi Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran Iranian Journal of Microbiology Mediterranean spotted fever; Rickettsia conorii; Tache noire; Tick-borne disease |
| title | Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran |
| title_full | Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran |
| title_fullStr | Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran |
| title_short | Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran |
| title_sort | cases of mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of iran |
| topic | Mediterranean spotted fever; Rickettsia conorii; Tache noire; Tick-borne disease |
| url | https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/2349 |
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