rickettsialpox

Etiology: Rickettsia akari Epidemiology: 1) seen in urban settings 2) transmitted by house mites Clinical manifestations: 1) eschar found at site of mite bite 2) diffuse rash involving face, trunk, extremities 3) 2-10 mm papules & plaques, evolving into vesicles & then crusting 4) headache 5) myalgias 6) regional adenopathy 7) mild disease Management: see Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Related

eschar Rickettsia akari Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) typhus

General

bacterial infection skin disease (dermatologic disorder, dermatopathy, dermatosis)

References

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 94