First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia conorii. In Italy, about 400 cases are reported every year and nearly half of them occur in Sicily, which is one of the most endemic regions. Although MSF is mostly a self-limited disease characterized by fever, skin ras...
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| author | Claudia Colomba Claudia Imburgia Marcello Trizzino Lucina Titone |
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| description | Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia conorii. In Italy, about 400 cases are reported every year and nearly half of them occur in Sicily, which is one of the most endemic regions. Although MSF is mostly a self-limited disease characterized by fever, skin rash, and a dark eschar at the site of the tick bite called a ‘tache noire’, serious complications are described, mainly in adult patients. Nevertheless, severe forms of the disease with major morbidity and a higher mortality risk have been described. We report a fatal case of MSF complicated by rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, and encephalitis in an elderly woman. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb7461a3015c40e3a3967323e14aac7d2022-12-22T03:20:33ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112014-09-0126C121310.1016/j.ijid.2014.01.024First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitisClaudia ColombaClaudia ImburgiaMarcello TrizzinoLucina TitoneMediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia conorii. In Italy, about 400 cases are reported every year and nearly half of them occur in Sicily, which is one of the most endemic regions. Although MSF is mostly a self-limited disease characterized by fever, skin rash, and a dark eschar at the site of the tick bite called a ‘tache noire’, serious complications are described, mainly in adult patients. Nevertheless, severe forms of the disease with major morbidity and a higher mortality risk have been described. We report a fatal case of MSF complicated by rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, and encephalitis in an elderly woman.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214014325Mediterranean spotted feverRickettsia conoriiRhabdomyolysisAcute renal failureEncephalitis |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Colomba Claudia Imburgia Marcello Trizzino Lucina Titone First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis International Journal of Infectious Diseases Mediterranean spotted fever Rickettsia conorii Rhabdomyolysis Acute renal failure Encephalitis |
| title | First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis |
| title_full | First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis |
| title_fullStr | First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis |
| title_short | First case of Mediterranean spotted fever-associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis |
| title_sort | first case of mediterranean spotted fever associated rhabdomyolysis leading to fatal acute renal failure and encephalitis |
| topic | Mediterranean spotted fever Rickettsia conorii Rhabdomyolysis Acute renal failure Encephalitis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214014325 |
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