A rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis: the first case report of rat-bite fever in Portugal
Pena, Eduarda; Jordão, Sofia; Simões, Maria João; Oleastro, Mónica; Neves, Isabel.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 53: e20190328, 2020. graf
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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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