کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5807123 | 1113105 | 2016 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
We describe a case of skin rash and bilateral uveitis secondary to Rickettsia conorii infection.A 60-year-old female patient, living in the rural hinterland of Cannes, was referred to our hospital in mid-August 2012 for skin rash, fever, and arthromyalgia. Blood tests showed increased inflammatory markers, hepatic cytolysis and anicteric cholestasis.Ophthalmic examination revealed bilateral papillitis and focal chorio-retinitis. Fluoroscopic angiography demonstrated early hypofluorescence, with a few arteriolar occlusions, and subsequent hyperfluorescence and focal vasculitis.R. conorii antibodies were identified by immunofluorescence antibody test. Investigation of other infective agents and the immunological panel were negative.A 2-week course of doxycycline 200Â mg/day was prescribed, and fever rapidly subsided, the skin rash resolved and vision improved. Ophthalmic examination a month and a half later showed almost all retinal lesions had disappeared and inflammation markers had returned to normal.
Journal: Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases - Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2016, Pages 338-341