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Published on: August 26, 2025
[Pulmonary thrombosis as a complication of Mediterranean spotted fever]
H Ben Brahim1, C Loussaief, F Addad
1Service de maladies infectieuses, CHU de Monastir, Tunisie.
Introduction:
Thromboembolic complications were uncommon in mediterranean spotted fever.
Observation:
We report a case of 55-years- old man who was admitted for mediterranean spotted fever. Two days later, the patient developed chest pain due to a pulmonary thrombosis confirmed by angio-CT. The outcome was good with heparin therapy. The investigation for another cause of thrombosis was negative.
Conclusion:
Mediterranean spotted fever is usually a moderately severe self-limited illness. Pulmonary thrombosis was uncommon associated with severe disease.
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