Madison Gul, Kim-Schluger Leona, Braverman Susan, Nicholson William L, Wormser Gary P
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008 Spring;8(1):111-5. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0135.
Rickettsialpox is an acute, self-limited, febrile illness caused by Rickettsia akari and transmitted by Liponyssoides sanguineus, a mite that infests the common house mouse, Mus musculus. Liver involvement in rickettsialpox has received little attention, although hepatitis has been reported in several other rickettsial infections. In this report, we describe two patients with rickettsialpox who had acute hepatitis that resolved completely. In the appropriate clinical setting, rickettsialpox should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hepatitis.
立克次体痘是一种由小蛛立克次体引起的急性、自限性发热疾病，通过血红异脂螨传播，这种螨虫寄生于常见的家鼠小家鼠身上。立克次体痘患者的肝脏受累情况很少受到关注，尽管在其他几种立克次体感染中曾有肝炎的报道。在本报告中，我们描述了两名患有立克次体痘且伴有急性肝炎但完全康复的患者。在适当的临床情况下，立克次体痘应被纳入肝炎的鉴别诊断中。
