Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis

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Autor(a) principal: Couto,Daíne Vargas
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Medeiros,Marcelo Zanolli, Hans Filho,Gunter, Lima,Alexandre Moretti de, Barbosa,Aline Blanco, Vicari,Carolina Faria Santos
Tipo de documento: Relatório
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962015000200248
Resumo: Brazilian spotted fever is an acute febrile infectious disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, transmitted by tick bite. As this disease is rare and has high mortality rates in Brazil, the clinical aspects and epidemiological data may help the diagnosis. We report a case of Brazilian spotted fever in a 19-year-old patient who presented maculopapular exanthema in the palmar region and upper limbs, lymphadenopathy, fever, chills, headache, conjunctival hyperemia, nausea, vomiting, dyspnea, myalgia, developing neurological signs and abdominal pain. He was treated with doxycycline with clinical improvement. We emphasize the importance of the recognition of this disease by dermatologists as cutaneous manifestations are the key findings to establish early diagnosis and prevent complications.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis
title Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis
spellingShingle Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis
Couto,Daíne Vargas
Rickettsia infections
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Skin diseases, infectious
title_short Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis
title_full Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis
title_fullStr Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis
title_sort Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis
author Couto,Daíne Vargas
author_facet Couto,Daíne Vargas
Medeiros,Marcelo Zanolli
Hans Filho,Gunter
Lima,Alexandre Moretti de
Barbosa,Aline Blanco
Vicari,Carolina Faria Santos
author_role author
author2 Medeiros,Marcelo Zanolli
Hans Filho,Gunter
Lima,Alexandre Moretti de
Barbosa,Aline Blanco
Vicari,Carolina Faria Santos
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Couto,Daíne Vargas
Medeiros,Marcelo Zanolli
Hans Filho,Gunter
Lima,Alexandre Moretti de
Barbosa,Aline Blanco
Vicari,Carolina Faria Santos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Rickettsia infections
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Skin diseases, infectious
topic Rickettsia infections
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Skin diseases, infectious
description Brazilian spotted fever is an acute febrile infectious disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, transmitted by tick bite. As this disease is rare and has high mortality rates in Brazil, the clinical aspects and epidemiological data may help the diagnosis. We report a case of Brazilian spotted fever in a 19-year-old patient who presented maculopapular exanthema in the palmar region and upper limbs, lymphadenopathy, fever, chills, headache, conjunctival hyperemia, nausea, vomiting, dyspnea, myalgia, developing neurological signs and abdominal pain. He was treated with doxycycline with clinical improvement. We emphasize the importance of the recognition of this disease by dermatologists as cutaneous manifestations are the key findings to establish early diagnosis and prevent complications.
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