African tick bite fever: not a spotless rickettsiosis!

Toutous Trellu, Laurence Marie; Péter, Olivier; Chavaz, Pierre; Saurat, Jean-Hilaire

doi:10.1067/mjd.2003.122

Scientific article

Case report

English

African tick bite fever: not a spotless rickettsiosis!

ContributorsToutous Trellu, Laurence Marie

; Péter, Olivier; Chavaz, Pierre; Saurat, Jean-Hilaire

Published inJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 48, no. 2 Suppl, p. 18-19

Publication date2003

Abstract

African tick bite fever is caused by Rickettsia africae, a newly recognized species from South Africa. We report the case of a patient with an unusual site of a tick bite and discuss cutaneous differences from other spotted fevers that may help dermatologists with clinical diagnosis.

Keywords

Aged
Animals
Bites and Stings
Humans
Male
Rickettsia Infections/diagnosis
South Africa
Tick-Borne Diseases/diagnosis
Ticks

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Inflammation cutanée (919)

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TOUTOUS TRELLU, Laurence Marie et al. African tick bite fever: not a spotless rickettsiosis! In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2003, vol. 48, n° 2 Suppl, p. 18–19. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2003.122

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PID : unige:140062
DOI : 10.1067/mjd.2003.122
PMID : 12582376

Journal ISSN0190-9622

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African tick bite fever: not a spotless rickettsiosis!

African tick bite fever is caused by Rickettsia africae, a newly recognized species from South Africa. We report the case of a patient with an unusual site of a tick bite and discuss cutaneous differences from other spotted fevers that may help dermatologists with clinical diagnosis.

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