Naslov
The first fatal case of mediterranean spotted fever in Croatia

Autori
Dželalija, Boris ; Petrovec, Miro ; Gašparov, Slavko ; Avšič-Županc, Tatjana

Izvornik
Acta medica Croatica (1330-0164) 53 (2000); 195-197

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
Mediterranean spotted fever; lethal outcome

Sažetak
The first lethal case of Mediterranean spotted fever in Croatia is described. A previously healthy, 58-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with high fever and rash. Several days later, severe anemia, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia developed, and the patient died about eight weeks after the onset of disease. Bone marrow biopsy showed hypercellularity of the cortical and trabecular bone structures with morphologically normal cells of all three hematopoietic lineages that were reduced due to regular nodular infiltrates. Serologic findings indicated that Rickettsia conorii infection was the etiologic cause of the patient's death.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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