Fiebre por mordedura de rata: Reporte de un caso probable en el Hospital Regional del Cuzco / Rat-bite fever: A case report at the Hospital Regional of Cusco
Rev. méd. hered
;
14(1): 44-47, mar. 2003. tab
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in Spanish
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| ID: lil-343562
RESUMO
A 4 year old patient was admitted to the Emergency Department of Hospital Regional de Cusco with 17 days history of a rat bite. One week later, the patient developed fever and rash, wich lasted for 3 days. Fever, an abscess on the forehead with lymphangitis, and cervical lymphadenopathy were observed on admision. The VDRL test was positive but FTA-Abs was negative. He was diagnosed of rat bite fever and treated with IV penicillin G with a favorable response. The case is discussed and pertinent literature is reviewed.
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Main subject:
Penicillin G
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Rat-Bite Fever
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. hered
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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