Volar petechial rash in neurorickettsioses: an important clinical clue
Spotted fever should be suspected in acutely febrile patients with a history of travel to South Asia with neurological symptoms, myocarditis, leucocytosis and thrombocytopenia. Petechial rash on palms and soles, even in the absence of eschar, can be a helpful clue in diagnosing.
Authors
- Tirlangi Praveen Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5926-5885)
- Prithvishree Ravindra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4363-2943)
- Muralidhar Varma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5546-5353)
- Anjely Sebastian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-1086)
- Rachana Bhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-5531)
- Nitin Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9687-2836)
- Pallavi Kiran
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaf020
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40