| Author | Favacho, Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça | |
| Author | Rozental, Tatiana | |
| Author | Calic, Simone Berger | |
| Author | Scofield, Maria Aparecida Mota | |
| Author | Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio de | |
| Access date | 2017-01-13T17:32:14Z | |
| Available date | 2017-01-13T17:32:14Z | |
| Document date | 2011 | |
| Citation | FAVACHO, Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça; et al. Fatal Brazilian spotless fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in a dark-skinned patient . Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v.44, n.3, p.395-396, mai-jun, 2011. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0037-8682 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/16831 | |
| Language | por | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Febre maculosa | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Pacientes negros | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Rickettsia rickettsii | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
| Title | Fatal Brazilian spotless fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in a dark-skinned patient | pt_BR |
| Alternative title | Febre maculosa brasileira sem exantema causada por Rickettsia rickettsii em um paciente de cor negra | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| Abstract | Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is the most important and frequent rickettsial disease in Brazil. A fatal case of BSF is reported in a 32-year-old black man, who died of irreversible shock after five days of fever, severe headache and abdominal pain with no rash. Spleen, kidney and heart samples collected at autopsy were positive for Rickettsia rickettsii by PCR and sequencing. The authors emphasize the need for a high index of diagnostic suspicion for spotted fever in black patients. Absence of a skin rash should not dissuade clinicians from considering the possibility of BSF and initiating empirical therapy. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Ezequiel Dias. Instituto Octávio Magalhães. Divisão de Epidemiologia e Controle de Doença, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Itambacuri,. Itambacuri, MG, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Fatal Brazilian spotless fever | pt_BR |
| Subject | Black patient | pt_BR |
| Subject | PCR | pt_BR |
| Subject | Rickettsia rickettsii | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1678-9849 | |
