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A pilgrim's progress: severe Rickettsia conorii infection complicated by gangrene
Author(s) -
Punj Puvesh,
Nelson Renjy,
Gardiner Sarah,
Lodge Michelle,
Graves Stephen R,
Warner Morgyn S
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja13.10025
Subject(s) - rickettsia conorii , pilgrim , virology , gangrene , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , rickettsiosis , rickettsia , biology , philosophy , surgery , virus , theology
This challenging case of acute febrile illness and rapidly evolving petechial rash and digital gangrene in a traveller who returned from North India and highlights the need for a high index of suspicion for rickettsial infection in returned travellers.Puvesh Punj, Renjy Nelson, Sarah Gardiner, Michelle Lodge, Stephen R Graves, Morgyn S Warne