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A S Boyd1.
Abstract
Rickettsialpox is a member of the spotted-fever group of the rickettsioses and results from an infection with Rickettsia akari. This microbe is transmitted by the bite of the house-mouse mite Liponyssoides sanguineus. Patents experience fevers, sweats, headaches, and a vesicular eruption over the trunk and extremities. The palms and soles are spared. An eschar results at the spot of the mite bite. Tetracycline is the treatment of choice.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9098640 DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70439-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dermatol Clin ISSN: 0733-8635 Impact factor: 3.478