A fatal case of mediterranean spotted fever;Un cas fatal de fièvre boutonneuse méditerranéenne

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 374-375

  Charra, B ^a   Berrada, J ^a   Hachimi, A ^a   Judate, I ^a   Nejmi, H ^a   Motaouakkil, S ^a  

^a IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Mediterranean spotted fever; Multivisceral failure; Rickettsia conorii

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE;

BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; COMA; EXANTHEMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 23644441168     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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