Fatal Brazilian spotless fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in a dark-skinned patient

Febre maculosa brasileira sem exantema causada por Rickettsia rickettsii em um paciente de cor negra

dc.creatorFavacho, Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça
dc.creatorRozental, Tatiana
dc.creatorCalic, Simone Berger
dc.creatorScofield, Maria Aparecida Mota
dc.creatorLemos, Elba Regina Sampaio de
dc.date2017-01-13T17:32:14Z
dc.date2017-01-13T17:32:14Z
dc.date2011
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:23:45Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:23:45Z
dc.identifierFAVACHO, Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça; et al. Fatal Brazilian spotless fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in a dark-skinned patient . Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v.44, n.3, p.395-396, mai-jun, 2011.
dc.identifier0037-8682
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/16831
dc.identifier1678-9849
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8855959
dc.descriptionBrazilian spotted fever (BSF) is the most important and frequent rickettsial disease in Brazil. A fatal case of BSF is reported in a 32-year-old black man, who died of irreversible shock after five days of fever, severe headache and abdominal pain with no rash. Spleen, kidney and heart samples collected at autopsy were positive for Rickettsia rickettsii by PCR and sequencing. The authors emphasize the need for a high index of diagnostic suspicion for spotted fever in black patients. Absence of a skin rash should not dissuade clinicians from considering the possibility of BSF and initiating empirical therapy.
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dc.languagepor
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectFebre maculosa
dc.subjectPacientes negros
dc.subjectReação em Cadeia da Polimerase
dc.subjectRickettsia rickettsii
dc.subjectBrasil
dc.subjectFatal Brazilian spotless fever
dc.subjectBlack patient
dc.subjectPCR
dc.subjectRickettsia rickettsii
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.titleFatal Brazilian spotless fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in a dark-skinned patient
dc.titleFebre maculosa brasileira sem exantema causada por Rickettsia rickettsii em um paciente de cor negra
dc.typeArticle


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