%0 Journal Article %A Saporito, Laura %A Giammanco, Giovanni M. %A Rubino, Raffaella %A Ingrassia, Daniela %A Spicola, Daria %A Titone, Lucina %A Colomba, Claudia %T Severe Mediterranean spotted fever complicated by acute renal failure and herpetic oesophagitis %D 2010 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 59 %N 8 %P 990-992 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.015891-0 %K HSV, herpes simplex virus %K OGD, oesophagogastroduodenoscopy %K MSF, Mediterranean spotted fever %I Microbiology Society, %X Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. Recently, complicated cases have been more frequently reported, even in previously healthy patients. We describe a case of severe MSF complicated by acute renal failure and associated with herpetic oesophagitis. Acyclovir therapy resulted in remission of oesophageal symptoms within 48 h. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.015891-0