Boutonneuse fever with malignant evolution

Authors

  • Maria João Aleixo Interna do Internato Complementar de Infecciologia, Serviço de Medicina I do Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa
  • António Brito Assistente Eventual de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina I do Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa
  • Germano do Carmo Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Infecciologia, Serviço de Medicina I do Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa
  • Carlos França Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina I do Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa
  • Rasiklal Ranchhod Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina I do Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa
  • J. A. Saavedra Chefe de Serviço de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Medicina I do Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa

Keywords:

boutonneuse fever, adult respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract

A case of boutonneuse fever in an apparently healthy mate aged 48 is described. After a typi­cal presentation there was a rapidly progressi­ve systemic involvement, with hepatobiliary, cen­tral nervous system and respiratory manifesta­tions. Lung involvement presented as adult res­piratory distress syndrome, radiologicaly mani­fested by extensive bilateral infiltrate, leading to the need of respiratory intensive care support. ln spite of all therapeutic measures the evoluti­on was fatal suggesting a generalized and ab­ normaly severe vasculitis, which was confirmed post-mortem.

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1997-06-30

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Aleixo MJ, Brito A, do Carmo G, França C, Ranchhod R, Saavedra JA. Boutonneuse fever with malignant evolution. RPMI [Internet]. 1997 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 4];4(2):92-5. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2205

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