A fatal case of Brazilian spotted fever in a non-endemic area in Brazil: the importance of having health professionals who understand the disease and its areas of transmission

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Stefan Vilges de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Caldas,Eduardo Pacheco de, Colombo,Silvia, Gazeta,Gilberto Salles, Labruna,Marcelo Bahia, Santos,Fabiana Cristina Pereira dos, Angerami,Rodrigo Nogueira
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000500653
• topic: Rickettsial illness; Rickettsia rickettsia; Tick-borne diseases

Abstract Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. Because of its high case-fatality rate and apparent increase in areas of transmission, it is considered to be the rickettsial illness of primary public health interest. Cases of this disease have historically occurred in Southeastern Brazil. This article reports the first fatal case of BSF in Southern Brazil. This case high lights the importance of BSF to be considered as a differential diagnosis for acute hemorrhagic fever in areas where cases of BSF may not be expected.