Severe interstitial pneumonia due to murine typhus in a patient returning from Bali

Malheiro, Luís; Ceia, Filipa; Alves, João; Carvalho, Ana Cláudia; Sobrinho-Simões, Joana; Sousa, Rita; Sarmento, António; Santos, Lurdes

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Malheiro, Luís

Ceia, Filipa

Alves, João

Carvalho, Ana Cláudia

Sobrinho-Simões, Joana

Sousa, Rita

Sarmento, António

Santos, Lurdes

Abstract(s)

Murine typhus has been increasingly reported as a cause of fever in returning travelers from Southeast Asia. We report a case of a previously healthy traveler returning from Bali with an non-specific febrile illness which quickly progressed to a severe form of interstitial pneumonia. After a careful epidemiological evaluation and laboratory analysis, murine typhus was diagnosed.