Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan

被引：9

作者：

Sando, Eiichiro ^{[1
,2
]}

Suzuki, Motoi ^{[2
]}

Katayama, Mitsuya ^{[1
]}

Taira, Masakatsu ^{[3
]}

Fujita, Hiromi ^{[4
]}

Ariyoshi, Koya ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Kameda Med Ctr, Kamogawa, Japan

[2] Nagasaki Univ, Nagasaki, Japan

[3] Chiba Prefectural Inst Publ Hlth, Chiba, Japan

[4] Mahara Inst Med Acarol, Anan, Japan

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2019年 / 25卷 / 06期

关键词：

SPOTTED-FEVER; SCRUB TYPHUS;

D O I：

10.3201/eid2506.181985

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

We report a case of Rickettsia japonica infection in an 81-year-old man in central Japan. The patient had fever, rash, and an eschar but no evidence of a tick bite. His symptoms began 8 days after a land leech bite. The land leech is a potential vector of R. japonica.

引用

页码：1243 / 1245

页数：3

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