Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Summary: | A lethal case of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is presented. Clinical features were initially of gastrointestinal involvement and evolved with progression to septic shock, meningoencephalitis and death on the 6th day of illness. Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR) was non-reactive. Diagnosis was confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the nucleotide sequencing of a fragment of the ompA gene showed 100% homology to Rickettsia rickettsii. BSF has not been reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the last three decades, and the present description should alert the clinicians to its presence in urban Rio de Janeiro, and to the differential diagnosis with dengue fever, gastroenteritis, leptospirosis and bacterial septic shock, among others. |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBrazilian spotted feverspotted fever group rickettsiaRickettsia rickettsiilethal caseRio de Janeiro cityindirect immunofluorescencepolymerase chain reactioncentral nervous system involvementA lethal case of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is presented. Clinical features were initially of gastrointestinal involvement and evolved with progression to septic shock, meningoencephalitis and death on the 6th day of illness. Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR) was non-reactive. Diagnosis was confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the nucleotide sequencing of a fragment of the ompA gene showed 100% homology to Rickettsia rickettsii. BSF has not been reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the last three decades, and the present description should alert the clinicians to its presence in urban Rio de Janeiro, and to the differential diagnosis with dengue fever, gastroenteritis, leptospirosis and bacterial septic shock, among others.Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases2008-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000200010Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.12 n.2 2008reponame:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseasesinstname:Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)instacron:BSID10.1590/S1413-86702008000200010info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLamas,CristianeFavacho,AlexsandraRozental,TatianaBóia,Márcio N.Kirsten,Andrei H.Guterres,AlexandroBarreira,JairoLemos,Elba Regina S. deeng2008-07-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-86702008000200010Revistahttps://www.bjid.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjid@bjid.org.br||lgoldani@ufrgs.br1678-43911413-8670opendoar:2008-07-15T00:00Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)false |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Lamas,Cristiane Brazilian spotted fever spotted fever group rickettsia Rickettsia rickettsii lethal case Rio de Janeiro city indirect immunofluorescence polymerase chain reaction central nervous system involvement |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Characterization of rickettsia rickettsii in a case of Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Lamas,Cristiane |
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Lamas,Cristiane Favacho,Alexsandra Rozental,Tatiana Bóia,Márcio N. Kirsten,Andrei H. Guterres,Alexandro Barreira,Jairo Lemos,Elba Regina S. de |
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Favacho,Alexsandra Rozental,Tatiana Bóia,Márcio N. Kirsten,Andrei H. Guterres,Alexandro Barreira,Jairo Lemos,Elba Regina S. de |
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Lamas,Cristiane Favacho,Alexsandra Rozental,Tatiana Bóia,Márcio N. Kirsten,Andrei H. Guterres,Alexandro Barreira,Jairo Lemos,Elba Regina S. de |
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Brazilian spotted fever spotted fever group rickettsia Rickettsia rickettsii lethal case Rio de Janeiro city indirect immunofluorescence polymerase chain reaction central nervous system involvement |
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Brazilian spotted fever spotted fever group rickettsia Rickettsia rickettsii lethal case Rio de Janeiro city indirect immunofluorescence polymerase chain reaction central nervous system involvement |
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A lethal case of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is presented. Clinical features were initially of gastrointestinal involvement and evolved with progression to septic shock, meningoencephalitis and death on the 6th day of illness. Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR) was non-reactive. Diagnosis was confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the nucleotide sequencing of a fragment of the ompA gene showed 100% homology to Rickettsia rickettsii. BSF has not been reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the last three decades, and the present description should alert the clinicians to its presence in urban Rio de Janeiro, and to the differential diagnosis with dengue fever, gastroenteritis, leptospirosis and bacterial septic shock, among others. |
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