Interstitial pneumonia due to Japanese spotted fever

Key message We report case of Japanese spotted fever with interstitial pneumonia. In patients with signs of interstitial pneumonia on chest computed tomography, Rickettsial pneumonia should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially if they have visited a Rickettsia‐endemic area.

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Main Authors: Katsunori Arai, Hirokazu Tokuyasu, Tatsuya Konishi, Toshiyuki Tatsukawa, Kenichi Takeda, Akira Yamasaki
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70089
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author Katsunori Arai
Hirokazu Tokuyasu
Tatsuya Konishi
Toshiyuki Tatsukawa
Kenichi Takeda
Akira Yamasaki
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description Key message We report case of Japanese spotted fever with interstitial pneumonia. In patients with signs of interstitial pneumonia on chest computed tomography, Rickettsial pneumonia should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially if they have visited a Rickettsia‐endemic area.
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spelling doaj-art-8e27eed351304a59841feefd582f11cd2025-01-27T09:16:55ZengWileyRespirology Case Reports2051-33802025-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/rcr2.70089Interstitial pneumonia due to Japanese spotted feverKatsunori Arai0Hirokazu Tokuyasu1Tatsuya Konishi2Toshiyuki Tatsukawa3Kenichi Takeda4Akira Yamasaki5Department of Respiratory Medicine Matsue Red Cross Hospital Matsue JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Matsue Red Cross Hospital Matsue JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Matsue City Hospital Matsue JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Matsue City Hospital Matsue JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Matsue City Hospital Matsue JapanDivision of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago JapanKey message We report case of Japanese spotted fever with interstitial pneumonia. In patients with signs of interstitial pneumonia on chest computed tomography, Rickettsial pneumonia should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially if they have visited a Rickettsia‐endemic area.https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70089interstitial pneumoniaJapanese spotted feverrickettsial pneumonia
spellingShingle Katsunori Arai
Hirokazu Tokuyasu
Tatsuya Konishi
Toshiyuki Tatsukawa
Kenichi Takeda
Akira Yamasaki
Interstitial pneumonia due to Japanese spotted fever
Respirology Case Reports
interstitial pneumonia
Japanese spotted fever
rickettsial pneumonia
title Interstitial pneumonia due to Japanese spotted fever
title_full Interstitial pneumonia due to Japanese spotted fever
title_fullStr Interstitial pneumonia due to Japanese spotted fever
title_full_unstemmed Interstitial pneumonia due to Japanese spotted fever
title_short Interstitial pneumonia due to Japanese spotted fever
title_sort interstitial pneumonia due to japanese spotted fever
topic interstitial pneumonia
Japanese spotted fever
rickettsial pneumonia
url https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70089
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