Open AccessMediterranean spotted fever with encephalitis
Author(s) -
Luis Aliaga,
P. Sánchez–Blázquez,
Javier RodríguezGranger,
Antonio Sampedro,
Miguel Rodríguez Orozco,
Jorge Pastor
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.004465-0
Subject(s) - boutonneuse fever , rickettsia conorii , spotted fever , encephalitis , rickettsiosis , q fever , medicine , virology , dengue fever , mediterranean basin , rickettsia , mediterranean climate , biology , virus , ecology
Rickettsia conorii infection is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is known as Mediterranean spotted fever, also known as Boutonneuse fever and Marseilles fever. We report the case of a 66-year-old diabetic man who presented a severe form of the disease, complicated by acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia and encephalitis. Diagnosis was confirmed by indirect immunofluorescence assay. Despite appropriate treatment, severe neurological sequelae have remained. Medical literature on encephalitis caused by R. conorii is also reviewed.
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