Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3348108 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We describe a 71-year-old man hospitalized for fever and productive cough. Laboratory investigation showed anemia, thrombocytopenia, elevated transaminases, hyponatremia, and hypoalbuminemia. Computerized tomography of the abdomen, thorax, and sinuses, echocardiography, and a gallium scan did not reveal the source of the fever. The patient remained febrile despite courses of piperacillin–tazobactam/azithromycin and ceftriaxone/vancomycin. A bone marrow biopsy showed fibrin ring granulomas, and 2 rickettsial serologic panels were positive for Rickettsia typhi infection and negative for Q fever. The patient was given doxycycline, and the fever resolved within 48 h. We propose that fibrin ring granulomas also occur in murine typhus.
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Authors
Marcos I. Restrepo, E. Martin Vasquez, Carolina Echeverri, Kristin R. Fiebelkorn, Gregory M. Anstead,