RESUMO

The first fatal Rickettsia rickettsii infection was diagnosed in the southwest of Mexico. The patient had fever, erythematous rash, abdominal pain, and severe central nervous system involvement with convulsive crisis. The diagnosis of R. rickettsii infection was established by immunohistochemistry and specific polymerase chain reaction.

Assuntos

Febre Maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas/diagnóstico , Pré-Escolar , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Humanos , México/epidemiologia , Febre Maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas/epidemiologia