Case report: Severe typhus group rickettsiosis complicated by pulmonary edema in a returning traveler from Indonesia

Abstract

We report a severe case of typhus group rickettsiosis in a returning traveler from Indonesia. This typically mild illness was characterized by progressive pulmonary edema and prolonged fever, with defervescence 4 days after the commencement of doxycycline. Copyright © 2011 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.