Open AccessA Fatal Urban Case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Presenting an Eschar in San José, Costa Rica
Author(s) -
Ana Patricia Argüello,
Laya Hun,
Patricia Rivera,
Lizeth Taylor
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1476-1645
pISSN - 0002-9637
DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0153
Subject(s) - rocky mountain spotted fever , eschar , rickettsia rickettsii , spotted fever , rickettsiosis , medicine , geography , rickettsia , surgery , pathology , virology , virus
This study reports the first urban human case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, in Costa Rica. An 8-year-old female who died at the National Children's Hospital 4 days after her admission, and an important and significant observation was the presence of an "eschar" (tache noire), which is typical in some rickettsial infections but not frequent in Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases.
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