Description of the First Reported Human Case of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Urban Bangkok

Vichai Sangkasuwan Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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Thongchai Chatyingmongkol Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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Suchitra Sukwit Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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Chirapa Eamsila Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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Thippawan Chuenchitra Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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Wuttikorn Rodkvamtook Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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Ju Jiang Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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Allen L. Richards Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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Kriangkrai Lerdthusnee Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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James W. Jones Research Division, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army, Bangkok, Thailand; Sikarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Rickettsial Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Department of Entomology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.891
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Volume 77: Issue 5
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891–892
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Described herein is the clinical presentation of a patient from Bangkok, with fever, petechial rash, history of a tick bite, and a diagnosis of spotted fever rickettsiosis.

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Copyright 2007 The American Society of Tropical Medicine 2007
Received:
22 Mar 2007
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Accepted:
31 Jul 2007
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Published Online:
Nov 2007
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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