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An Unusual Cutaneous Manifestation in a Patient with Murine Typhus
Lucas S Blanton1, Alfred S Lea2, Brent C Kelly2
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas lsblanto@utmb.edu.
Abstract:
Murine typhus is a flea-borne febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi. Although often accompanied by rash, an inoculation lesion has not been observed as it is with many tick- and mite-transmitted rickettsioses. We describe a patient with murine typhus and an unusual cutaneous manifestation at the site of rickettsial inoculation.
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