Case report
English
Sable P, Maayuf M.
1-Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK; 2-Department of Infectious
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 2009 Jul;40(4):785-8.
Abstract
We present a case of an 18 year old Libyan with a history of fever, frontal headache, bodyache, malaise, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, followed by macular to maculopapular rash. A diagnosis of endemic typhus (murine typhus) was made based on the typical clinical findings and epidemiological history given by the patient. Routine blood investigations were inconclusive and a chest x-ray was normal. The patient was treated by oral doxycycline. The patient responded favorably to treatment.
Keywords: Endemic typhus (murine typhus) in an 18 year old Libyan adult.
Link/DOI: http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2009-40-4/18-4561.pdf