A rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis: the first case report of rat-bite fever in Portugal
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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53: e20190328, 2020. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Rat-bite fever is a rarely diagnosed illness caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis . Although this disease is distributed worldwide, there have been few cases reported in Europe. Here, we report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis and sternoclavicular septic arthritis caused by S. moniliformis in a Portuguese patient previously bitten by a rat. Laboratory diagnosis was performed using molecular identification. This is the first case report of rat-bite fever in Portugal. The case described here serves as a reminder for physicians to consider this diagnosis in patients who have developed fever syndromes after being in contact with rodents.
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Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Rat-Bite Fever
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Sternoclavicular Joint
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Bites and Stings
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Arthritis, Infectious
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Lumbar Vertebrae
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Portugal
Institution/Affiliation country:
Matosinhos Local Health Unit/PT
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National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge/PT
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