ABSTRACT
Murine typhus is a flea-borne disease caused by Rickettsia typhi, which was first detected in Mexico in 1927. It was not until 1996 that the first systematized study involving this pathogen was conducted in two coastal states of Mexico. We now report the first confirmed case of murine typhus in the state of Campeche, which occurred in a male patient who exhibited fever, thrombocytopenia, hyperbilirubinemia, and a rash. Furthermore, the patient reported having had previous contact with Rickettsia reservoirs.
Subject(s)
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne/diagnosis , Adult , Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use , Doxycycline/therapeutic use , Exanthema , Fever , Humans , Male , Mexico , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Rickettsia typhi , Thrombocytopenia , Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne/blood , Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne/drug therapyABSTRACT
Abstract Murine typhus is a flea-borne disease caused by Rickettsia typhi, which was first detected in Mexico in 1927. It was not until 1996 that the first systematized study involving this pathogen was conducted in two coastal states of Mexico. We now report the first confirmed case of murine typhus in the state of Campeche, which occurred in a male patient who exhibited fever, thrombocytopenia, hyperbilirubinemia, and a rash. Furthermore, the patient reported having had previous contact with Rickettsia reservoirs.
