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Overview: Rickettsialpox is a mild, self-limited, zoonotic febrile illness characterized by eschar formation at the location of a mite bite, followed by the onset of systemic symptoms and a more generalized papulovesicular rash. ... Rickettsialpox is a benign, self-limited disease. No fatalities have been reported.
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Rickettsialpox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rickettsialpox is an illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus ( Rickettsia akari ). Physician Robert Huebner and self-trained entomologist Charles Pomerantz played major roles in identi...
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Raoult D, Rickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2005:chap 185.
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Rickettsialpox is a mild mite-borne disease caused by the bacterial organism Rickettsia akari. This is a primarily urban disease and was first discovered in New York City in 1946. Since then a few cases are reported in NYC each year.
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Rickettsial pox - Overview, Rickettsial pox is a disease spread by a mite. It ... ... Raoult D, Rickettsia akari (Rickettsialpox). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2005:chap 185.
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We report a case of rickettsialpox from North Carolina confirmed by serologic testing. To our knowledge, this case is the first to be reported from this region of the United States.
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Rickettsialpox is an infection that is passed to humans by the bite of a house mouse mite. ... Rickettsia akari is the organism that causes rickettsialpox. The natural host of Rickettsia akari is the house mouse. Humans are accidental hosts who become infected when bitten by an infected mouse mite. The disease was...
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Internal Medicine - Doctors for Adults ... Rickettsialpox is an uncommon condition caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted to humans by the mouse mite. Cases have been described primarily in New York City, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Boston and in Arizona and Utah.
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