Scalp Eschar and Neck Lymphadenopathy Associated with Rickettsial Infection After a Tick Bite: A Case Report

Maria Ana Quadros Flores; Isabel Cruz Carvalho; Mariana Alves; Sérgio Eduardo Paulo; Rita de Sousa

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Scalp Eschar and Neck Lymphadenopathy Associated with Rickettsial Infection After a Tick Bite: A Case Report

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Maria Ana Quadros Flores Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas. Hospital de Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisboa.
Isabel Cruz Carvalho Serviço de Medicina Interna III. Hospital Pulido Valente. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisboa.
Mariana Alves Serviço de Medicina Interna III. Hospital Pulido Valente. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisboa.
Sérgio Eduardo Paulo Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas. Hospital de Santa Maria. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte. Lisboa.
Rita de Sousa Centro de Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas. Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr Ricardo Jorge. Lisboa.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.20914

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Lymphadenopathy, Rickettsia Infections, Scalp, Tick Bites/complications

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2024-04-01

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Quadros Flores MA, Cruz Carvalho I, Alves M, Paulo SE, de Sousa R. Scalp Eschar and Neck Lymphadenopathy Associated with Rickettsial Infection After a Tick Bite: A Case Report. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2024 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];37(4):312-4. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/20914

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Vol. 37 No. 4 (2024): April

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