BOUTONNEUSE FEVER

Course overview

BOUTONNEUSE FEVER IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY THE RICKETTSIA GENUS AND IS OF THE SPOTTED FEVER GROUP CLASSIFICATION. THIS DISEASE CLASSICALLY CAUSES FEVER, RASH, AND FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. IT IS MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION OF EUROPE. IT FOLLOWS A SIMILAR, YET MORE BENIGN CLINICAL COURSE COMPARED TO THAT OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER. TREATMENT IS LARGELY THE SAME FOR ALL RICKETTSIAL INFECTIONS, WHICH INCLUDES THE FIRST-LINE TREATMENT OF DOXYCYCLINE. INTERPROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK ARE PARAMOUNT TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT THIS UNIQUE DISEASE SUCCESSFULLY.