Dermacentor-borne Necrosis Erythema and Lymphadenopathy (DEBONEL): A case associated with Rickettsia rioja

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-215

  Pérez Pérez, Lidia ^a   Portillo, Aránzazu ^b   Allegue, Francisco ^a   Zulaica, Ander ^a   Oteo, José A ^b   Caeiro, José Luis ^a   Fabeiro, José Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SAN PEDRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOXYCYCLINE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR BORNE NECROSIS ERYTHEMA AND LYMPHADENOPATHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; LETTER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALAISE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DERMACENTOR; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950229298     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0801     Document Type: Letter

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