Rare Case of Rickettsiosis Caused by Rickettsia monacensis, Portugal, 2021

Rare Case of Rickettsiosis Caused by Rickettsia monacensis, Portugal, 2021

We report a case of rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia monacensis in an immunocompetent 67-year-old man in Portugal who had eschar, erythematous rash, and an attached Ixodes ricinus tick. Seroconversion and eschar biopsy led to confirmed diagnosis by PCR. Physicians should be aware of this rare rick...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1068 - 1071
Main Authors: de Sousa, Rita, Dos Santos, Marta Leal, Cruz, Claudina, Almeida, Vasco, Garrote, Ana Raquel, Ramirez, Freddy, Seixas, Diana, Manata, Maria J, Maltez, Fernando
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-05-2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:
Aged
Alcoholism
Animals
Antibodies
Arachnids
Biopsy
Case reports
Case studies
Causes of
Diagnosis
Disease
Erythema
eschar
Fever
Hospitalization
Humans
Infections
Ixodes - microbiology
Laboratories
Male
molecular detection
Patients
Portugal
Portugal, 2021
Rare Case of Rickettsiosis Caused by
rash
Research Letter
Rickettsia - genetics
Rickettsia Infections - diagnosis
Rickettsia Infections - drug therapy
Rickettsia Infections - microbiology
Rickettsia monacensis
Rickettsial diseases
rickettsiosis
tick-borne disease
Viral infections
Portugal
Lisbon Portugal
Italy
South Korea
Spain
rickettsia
IRS4,IrR/Munich
bacteria
ticks
rickettsiosis
IRS3
molecular detection
Rickettsia monacensis
Portugal
rash
tick-borne disease
vector-borne infections
eschar
Ixodes ricinus
IrITA3
IrITA2
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Summary:We report a case of rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia monacensis in an immunocompetent 67-year-old man in Portugal who had eschar, erythematous rash, and an attached Ixodes ricinus tick. Seroconversion and eschar biopsy led to confirmed diagnosis by PCR. Physicians should be aware of this rare rickettsiosis, especially in geographic regions with the vector.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2805.211836