Open AccessMalignant Mediterranean spotted fever
Author(s) -
Snehal Balvant Lunge,
Vaibhav Patil,
Sameer Ambar,
Vishwas Naik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.171050
Subject(s) - medicine , rash , dermatology , differential diagnosis , referral , fever of unknown origin , familial mediterranean fever , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pathology , family medicine , disease
Fever with rash is one of the most common causes of referral to a dermatologist. A plethora of conditions need to be considered in the differential diagnosis. They may be broadly classified into infectious causes, drug reactions, and autoimmune disorders. Here we present a rare case of rickettsial fever with cardiac involvement in an elderly male patient with no comorbidities.