Severe interstitial pneumonia due to murine typhus in a patient returning from Bali

Severe interstitial pneumonia due to murine typhus in a patient returning from Bali

Murine typhus has been increasingly reported as a cause of fever in returning travelers from Southeast Asia. We report a case of a previously healthy traveler returning from Bali with an non-specific febrile illness which quickly progressed to a severe form of interstitial pneumonia. After a careful...

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Main Authors: Luís Malheiro, Filipa Ceia, João Alves, Ana Cláudia Carvalho, Joana Sobrinho-Simões, Rita Sousa, António Sarmento, Lurdes Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917300811
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Summary:Murine typhus has been increasingly reported as a cause of fever in returning travelers from Southeast Asia. We report a case of a previously healthy traveler returning from Bali with an non-specific febrile illness which quickly progressed to a severe form of interstitial pneumonia. After a careful epidemiological evaluation and laboratory analysis, murine typhus was diagnosed.
ISSN:2214-2509

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