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Mediterranean spotted fever (Rickettsia conorii infection)

 


 

      Fig. 11

 

Fig. 11 - Febbre bottonosa del Mediterraneo. Paziente anziano, diabetico. Infiltrato polmonare alla base sinistra.
Nei casi severi la malattia puņ essere complicata da disfunzione miocardica, problemi polmonari, rabdomiolisi, insufficienza renale e meningoencefalite.

 

Fig. 11 - Mediterranean spotted fever. Elder patient with diabetes. Basal pneumonic opacity of the left lung.
In severe cases, myocardial dysfunction, pulmonary involvement, rhabdomyonecrosis, meningoencephalitis, and renal failure may develop.

 

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