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• Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 35 (5) • Oct 2002 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822002000500017   copy

Brazilian spotted fever: description of a fatal clinical case in the State of Rio de Janeiro

Febre maculosa brasileira: descrição de um caso fatal no estado do Rio de Janeiro

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We describe a case of Brazilian spotted fever in a previously healthy young woman who died with petechial rash associated to acute renal and respiratory insufficiency 12 days following fever, headache, myalgia, and diarrhea. Serologic test in a serum sample, using an immunofluorescence assay, revealed reactive IgM/IgG.

Spotted fever; Fatal case; Rio de Janeiro; Brazil

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