Rare Case of Rickettsiosis Caused by Rickettsia Monacensis, Portugal, 2021

• Author(s): de Sousa, R ; dos Santos, ML ; Cruz, C ; Almeida, V ; Garrote, AR ; Ramirez, F ; Seixas, D ; Manata, MJ ; Maltez, F
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4612
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Aged; Humans; Ixodes* / microbiology; Male; Rickettsia Infections* / diagnosis; Rickettsia Infections* / diagnosis; Rickettsia Infections* / microbiology; Rickettsia* / genetics; Portugal; HCC INF
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório da Unidade Local de Saúde São José

Description

We report a case of rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia monacensis in an immunocompetent 67-year-old man in Portugal who had eschar, erythematous rash, and an attached Ixodes ricinus tick. Seroconversion and eschar biopsy led to confirmed diagnosis by PCR. Physicians should be aware of this rare rickettsiosis, especially in geographic regions with the vector.