Case 168. Tsutsugamushi disease (38 y-o M)

　 　 　 　
　
The eschar (the site of mite bite) in Tsutsugamushi disease (scrub typhus)
 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Identification of the eschar (tache noire), a crusted ulcer of the skin, is a clue for the appropriate diagnosis of this rickettsiosis.