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This 9-year-old child was admitted with headache, fever, and a morbilliform rash on the arms and legs. There was a history of a tick being removed from her back. By the time a biopsy was performed, the rash had become petechial. Antibiotics were given and the child recovered within one week.
== Images ==
File:IPLab9RMSF8.jpg|This is a high-power photomicrograph of a thrombosed vessel in the dermis. Note that the endothelial cells are missing along part of the circumference of the vessel (arrows)--this is where the main part of the thrombus has attached. Also note the inflammation surrounding the vessel.
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== Virtual Microscopy ==
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== Study Questions ==
== Additional Resources ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/228042-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever]* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/rickettsiae_and_related_organisms/rocky_mountain_spotted_fever_rmsf.html Merck Manual: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever]* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/rickettsiae_and_related_organisms/overview_of_rickettsial_infections.html Merck Manual: Overview of Rickettsial Infections]
=== Journal Articles ===
* Pantanowitz L, Telford SR, Cannon ME. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11982962 Tick-borne diseases in transfusion medicine]. ''Transfus Med'' 2002 Apr;12(2):85-106.
=== Images ===
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