Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran.

ABSTRACT: A fatal case of Mediterranean spotted fever associated with septic shock was reported in a 61-year-old man living in a village in southeastern Iran. The patient had a history of tick bite a few days before symptom onset. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed infection by Rickettsia conorii subspecies israelensis.

SUBMITTER: Esmaeili S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8798672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature