Rickettsialpox

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Epidemiology 3 Clinical-manifestations 4 Management 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

Etiology

• Rickettsia akari

Epidemiology

• seen in urban settings
• transmitted by house mites

Clinical-manifestations

• eschar found at site of mite bite
• diffuse rash involving face, trunk, extremities
• 2-10 mm papules & plaques, evolving into vesicles & then crusting
• headache
• myalgias
• regional adenopathy
• mild disease

Management

• see Rocky Mountain spotted fever

More General Terms

• bacterial infection
• skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

Additional Terms

• eschar
• Rickettsia akari
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
• typhus

References

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed.  Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 94

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