Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Oct 2002)
Brazilian spotted fever: description of a fatal clinical case in the State of Rio de Janeiro
Abstract
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.