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Hepatitis in association with rickettsialpox.
- Source :
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Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) [Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis] 2008 Spring; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 111-5. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Rickettsialpox is an acute, self-limited, febrile illness caused by Rickettsia akari and transmitted by Liponyssoides sanguineus, a mite that infests the common house mouse, Mus musculus. Liver involvement in rickettsialpox has received little attention, although hepatitis has been reported in several other rickettsial infections. In this report, we describe two patients with rickettsialpox who had acute hepatitis that resolved completely. In the appropriate clinical setting, rickettsialpox should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hepatitis.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Reservoirs veterinary
Female
Humans
Mice microbiology
Middle Aged
Rickettsia Infections diagnosis
Rickettsia Infections transmission
Rickettsiaceae Infections diagnosis
Rickettsiaceae Infections transmission
Hepatitis diagnosis
Hepatitis microbiology
Rickettsia Infections complications
Rickettsia akari pathogenicity
Rickettsiaceae Infections complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1530-3667
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18171106
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2007.0135