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- Title
Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis infection in a pediatric patient presenting skin rash and abdominal pain: a case report from Southeast Iran.
- Authors
Hosseininasab, Ali; MoradKasani, Safoura; Mostafavi, Ehsan; Baseri, Neda; Sadeghi, Maryam; Esmaeili, Saber
- Abstract
Background: The healthcare system in Iran appears to overlook Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) as an endemic disease, particularly in pediatric cases, indicating the need for greater attention and awareness. Case presentation: A six-year-old patient with fever, abdominal pain, headache, skin rashes, diarrhea, vomiting, and black eschar (tache noire) from southeast Iran was identified as a rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis through clinical and laboratory assessments, including IFA and real-time PCR. The patient was successfully treated with doxycycline. Conclusions: Symptoms like rash, edema, eschar, and abdominal pain may indicate the possibility of MSF during the assessment of acute febrile illness, IFA and real-time PCR are the primary diagnostic methods for this disease.
- Subjects
IRAN; EXANTHEMA; CHILD patients; ABDOMINAL pain; RICKETTSIA; ENDEMIC diseases
- Publication
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2334
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1186/s12879-024-09002-y