Severe case of Mediterranean spotted fever in Greece with predominantly neurological features.

Abstract:

:Rickettsia conorii is endemic in Greece, though only a few cases of infection have been published to date. The case of a 58-year-old man from northern Greece with a severe form of Mediterranean spotted fever and rapid neurological deterioration is presented here. The patient received antibiotic treatment with doxycycline, showing immediate clinical and laboratory improvement. Diagnosis was confirmed later, during the second week after disease onset, by detection of elevated titres of IgM and IgG antibodies against R. conorii using an indirect immunofluorescence assay.

journal_name

J Med Microbiol

authors

Tzavella K,Hatzizisis IS,Vakali A,Mandraveli K,Zioutas D,Alexiou-Daniel S

doi

10.1099/jmm.0.46337-0

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-03-01 00:00:00

pages

341-343

issue

Pt 3

eissn

0022-2615

issn

1473-5644

journal_volume

55

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