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Case Reports
. 2004 Jan;10(1):125-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1001.020662.

Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in South Africa

Anne-Marié Pretorius  1 , Richard J Birtles
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Case Reports

Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in South Africa

Anne-Marié Pretorius et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jan.

Abstract

We report the first laboratory-confirmed case of Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in Africa. The patient sought treatment for an eschar on his toe; lymphangitis, severe headaches, and fever subsequently developed. After a regimen of doxycycline, symptoms rapidly resolved. R. mongolotimonae infection was diagnosed retrospectively by serologic tests and molecular-based detection of the organism in biopsy specimens of eschar material.

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