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Case Reports
. 2013 May;19(5):836-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1905.121169.

Scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy caused by Rickettsia massiliae

Antonio Cascio, Alessandra Torina, Mariella Valenzise, Valeria Blanda, Natalia Camarda, Sara Bombaci, Chiara Iaria, Filippo De Luca, Malgorzata Wasniewska
Case Reports

Scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy caused by Rickettsia massiliae

Antonio Cascio et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Rickettsia; Rickettsia massiliae; bacteria; eschar; fever; lymphadenopathy; scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy; tick.

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Residual alopecia 10 weeks after tick bite in 13-year-old boy with scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy caused by Rickettsia massiliae. Printed with permission from N.C. (photographer and author) and from parents of the patient.
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