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Indian tick typhus presenting as purpura fulminans with review on rickettsial infections
Manjunath Hulmani, P Alekya, V Jagannath Kumar
Department of Dermatology, S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davanagere, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Manjunath Hulmani
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Room No. 8, OPD Main Block, S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davanagere - 577 005, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.198030
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Rickettsial diseases are some of the most covert reemerging infections of the present times. They are generally incapacitating and notoriously difficult to diagnose; untreated cases can have fatality rates as high as 30%–35%, but when diagnosed properly, they are often easily treated but lack of definite diagnostic tools and the hazards of handling these microorganisms aggravate the difficulties of diagnosis and treatment. |
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