Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Stefan Vilges de
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Costa, Raylene Medeiros Ferreira, Ferreira, Geane, Pereira, Simone Valéria Costa, Amorim, Marinete, Monteiro, Maria Fernanda Melo, Alves, Leucio Câmara, Gazeta, Gilberto Salles
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/146977
Resumo: Spotted fevers are diseases caused by bacterial agents belonging to the spotted-fever (SF) group of the genus Rickettsia. The first documented case of SF in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil, was reported here. Also, it is the first case described of fatal SF in Northeast region of Brazil. The patient was a resident of Arcoverde municipality and the probable site of infection lies in Sertania municipality, both in Pernambuco State, a semi-arid region of Brazil. The patient had not visited other areas where SF is endemic. The patient showed clinical manifestations and epidemiological exposure compatible with SF, and the infection was confirmed by molecular biology techniques.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil
title Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil
spellingShingle Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil
Oliveira, Stefan Vilges de
Rickettsia
Differential diagnosis
Tick-borne diseases
Brazilian semi-arid
Caatinga biome
title_short Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil
title_full Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil
title_sort Fatal case of spotted fever in a patient from Northeastern Brazil
author Oliveira, Stefan Vilges de
author_facet Oliveira, Stefan Vilges de
Costa, Raylene Medeiros Ferreira
Ferreira, Geane
Pereira, Simone Valéria Costa
Amorim, Marinete
Monteiro, Maria Fernanda Melo
Alves, Leucio Câmara
Gazeta, Gilberto Salles
author_role author
author2 Costa, Raylene Medeiros Ferreira
Ferreira, Geane
Pereira, Simone Valéria Costa
Amorim, Marinete
Monteiro, Maria Fernanda Melo
Alves, Leucio Câmara
Gazeta, Gilberto Salles
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Oliveira, Stefan Vilges de
Costa, Raylene Medeiros Ferreira
Ferreira, Geane
Pereira, Simone Valéria Costa
Amorim, Marinete
Monteiro, Maria Fernanda Melo
Alves, Leucio Câmara
Gazeta, Gilberto Salles
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Rickettsia
Differential diagnosis
Tick-borne diseases
Brazilian semi-arid
Caatinga biome
topic Rickettsia
Differential diagnosis
Tick-borne diseases
Brazilian semi-arid
Caatinga biome
description Spotted fevers are diseases caused by bacterial agents belonging to the spotted-fever (SF) group of the genus Rickettsia. The first documented case of SF in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil, was reported here. Also, it is the first case described of fatal SF in Northeast region of Brazil. The patient was a resident of Arcoverde municipality and the probable site of infection lies in Sertania municipality, both in Pernambuco State, a semi-arid region of Brazil. The patient had not visited other areas where SF is endemic. The patient showed clinical manifestations and epidemiological exposure compatible with SF, and the infection was confirmed by molecular biology techniques.
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