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Query: UMLS:C0019158 (
hepatitis
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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
.
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PMID:Hepatitis in association with rickettsialpox. 1817 Nov 6
