Histologic Features and Immunodetection of African Tick-bite Fever Eschar

Histologic Features and Immunodetection of African Tick-bite Fever Eschar

African tick-bite fever (ATBF) is a rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia africae. We describe histologic features and immunodetection of R. africae in cutaneous inoculation eschars from 8 patients with ATBF, which was diagnosed by culture or association of positive PCR detection and positive serologic...

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Main Authors: Hubert Lepidi, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
African tick-bite fever
“tâche noire,” eschar
Rickettsia africae
cutaneous biopsy
pathology
immunohistochemistry
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/9/05-1540_article

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