Severe Rickettsiosis with Neuromeningeal Involvement : About a Case with Review of the Literature

Benakrout, Aziz and Aissa, Ismail and Chlouchi, Abdellatif and Khallikane, Said and Kechna, Hicham (2022) Severe Rickettsiosis with Neuromeningeal Involvement : About a Case with Review of the Literature. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 34 (21). pp. 171-174. ISSN 2456-8899

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Abstract

Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a rickettsial disease of the spotted group caused by rickettsia conorii. This zoonosis is known to have a benign course but can be complicated in severe forms by neurological damage, which sometimes makes it so serious. We report an observation of a 45-year-old female patient, who presented with headaches, vomiting evolving in a febrile context, in whom the clinical examination showed an inoculation chancre associated with diffuse skin lesions, a sub-stiff neck, the lumbar puncture showed a lymphocytic meningitis, after the administration of doxycycline the evolution was favorable.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: ScienceOpen Library > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 16 Mar 2023 10:15
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2024 04:17
URI: http://scholar.researcherseuropeans.com/id/eprint/753

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