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Rickettsia conorii: Unusual cause of diarrhoea
Rickettsia conorii: causa inusual de diarrea
Marta Magaz Martíneza,
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, Antonio Ramosb, Jose Masegosaa, Luis Abreua
a Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
b Unidad de Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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vasculitic lesions&#44; pericarditis&#44; as well as kidney and gastrointestinal symptoms may occur&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3&#44;6</span></a></p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Gastrointestinal symptoms &#40;including most commonly diarrhoea&#44; abdominal pain or vomiting&#41; may occur in up to 30&#37; of patients&#46; Although hepatomegaly can also be seen in approximately 30&#37; of cases&#44; liver dysfunction tends to be subclinical&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3&#44;7</span></a></p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The aforementioned black spot and especially a history of tick bite are the main features that result in early diagnosis of rickettsiosis&#46; Once the rash appears&#44; a differential diagnosis with other exanthematous diseases&#44; such as toxicoderma&#44; secondary syphilis or measles&#44; must be performed&#46; Serological diagnosis by immunofluorescence assay is fast&#46; This method seems to be the best technique available as it has excellent sensitivity and specificity&#44; demonstrating both specific IgM antibodies to a current infection and residual seropositivity&#46; With this technique&#44; titres of 1&#58;80 or greater are considered significant&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3&#44;8</span></a></p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Levels of acute-phase reactants tend to be high&#46; The most common abnormal lab test results are leukopaenia &#40;sometimes leukocytosis&#41; and potential thrombocytopaenia&#46; Hyponatraemia may also occur&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3&#44;8</span></a></p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">If treated appropriately&#44; rickettsiosis is generally a benign disease that can be cured&#46; However&#44; if treatment is delayed for more than one week&#44; it may cause severe consequences and even death&#46; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">R&#46; conorii</span> is highly sensitive to tetracyclines&#44; especially doxycycline&#46; Quinolones are also effective&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0045"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1&#44;3</span></a></p><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">To prevent the disease&#44; measures such as checking your dog for ticks and parasites and disinfecting places frequented by infested animals is fundamental&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2&#44;3</span></a></p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">To conclude&#44; it is important to remember that the patient&#39;s medical history is once again fundamental&#44; since epidemiological information is often the only thing that can help us reach an early diagnosis&#46; Given that this is a curable disease&#44; 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