Septic shock caused by rocky mountain spotted fever in a suburban Texas patient with pet dog exposure: A case report

Courtney Hatcher; Brian Karahalios; Manjulatha Badam

doi:10.12659/AJCR.909636

Septic shock caused by rocky mountain spotted fever in a suburban Texas patient with pet dog exposure: A case report

Courtney Hatcher, Brian Karahalios, Manjulatha Badam

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BACKGROUND Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is associated with high mortality and requires prompt identification and treatment to ensure better outcomes. CASE REPORT We describe an advanced case of RMSF in a 45-year-old female patient with pet dog exposure who presented with altered mental status, dyspnea, and ataxia progressing to septic shock and acute hypoxic respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. CONCLUSIONS This case illustrates the importance of keeping RMSF in the differential diagnosis in patient populations outside of the usual geographic areas of incidence in the appropriate clinical setting.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	909636
Pages (from-to)	917-919
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Case Reports
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.909636
State	Published - Aug 4 2018

Keywords

Dermacentor
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Tick-borne diseases
Humans
Middle Aged
Suburban Population
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/complications
Shock, Septic/microbiology
Animals
Texas
Dogs
Female
Disease Vectors
Pets/microbiology

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General Medicine

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