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11592298

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
Tsutsugamushi disease is characterized by the early appearance of a black crust at the bitten area and the subsequent development of macular or macropapular rush on the whole body with high fever. While treatment with tetracycline derivatives and chloramphenicols is effective, delayed diagnosis or inappropriate treatment will lead to fatality. In this report, we describe two typical cases of tsutsugamushi disease and discuss other incidences in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 1998. One of the present two patients was diagnosed to be a case of the new type by Kawasaki strain of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, while responsible strain was not identified for the other case. Since the disease is spreading widely even to suburban areas, we emphasize the need to consider the possible diagnosis of tsutsugamushi disease in patients with generalized eruption and high fever.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0385-0005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Tsutsugamushi disease in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan: clinical report of two cases and survey of other incidences in 1998.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports