A severe case of Israeli spotted fever with pleural effusion in Italy.

Cristoforo GuccioneClaudia ColombaRaffaella RubinoCelestino BonuraAntonio AnastasiaStefano AgrenzanoValentina CaputoGiovanni Maurizio GiammancoAntonio Cascio

Published in: Infection (2021)

Israeli spotted fever may be a severe disease. A high index of suspicion is required to promptly start life-saving therapy. Pleural effusion and interstitial pneumonia may be part of the clinical picture of severe rickettsial disease and should not lead the physician away from this diagnosis.

Keyphrases

early onset
emergency department
drug induced
intensive care unit
bone marrow
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation