A 68-year-old woman suffered a whole-body rash and 103 F (39.5 C) fever after catching Japanese spotted fever from a tick that bit her right ankle.
The unnamed woman came to Narita Hospital just outside Tokyo, , five days after a pinpoint dot-like rash erupted on her arms and legs.
Doctors then saw it advance onto her palms and soles of her feet. Lesions opened up before a two-week course of antibiotic minocycline got it under control. Testing revealed she was infected with bacteria — scientifically named Rickettsia japonica — which were carried by the tick.
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