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Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019

Research Letter

Rickettsia japonica Infection after Land Leech Bite, Japan

Eiichiro SandoComments to Author , Motoi Suzuki, Mitsuya Katayama, Masakatsu Taira, Hiromi Fujita, and Koya Ariyoshi
Author affiliations: Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan (E. Sando, M. Katayama); Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan (E. Sando, M. Suzuki, K. Ariyoshi); Chiba Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Chiba, Japan (M. Taira); Mahara Institute of Medical Acarology, Anan, Japan (H. Fujita)

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Patient with Rickettsia japonica infection after being bitten by a land leech, Japan. A, B) Erythematous macular rash on the patient’s torso (A) and extremities (B); C, D) eschar on the lower abdomen showing an atypical appearance with a relatively well-demarcated boundary of erythema with a tiny scab.

Figure. Patient with Rickettsia japonica infection after being bitten by a land leech, Japan. A, B) Erythematous macular rash on the patient’s torso (A) and extremities (B); C, D) eschar on the lower abdomen showing an atypical appearance with a relatively well-demarcated boundary of erythema with a tiny scab.

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