Murine typhus: forgotten but not gone.
South Med J
; 85(7): 754-5, 1992 Jul.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1631694
ABSTRACT
An occasional patient presents the classical symptoms of a disease that has become uncommon. Typhus is an example of such a disease, since it is now well contained through control of its rodent reservoir. It is readily treated with tetracycline or one of its long-acting analogues, doxycycline or minocycline. Because typhus is infrequently encountered, the physician may not initially include it in his differential diagnosis. Our case serves as a remainder that with the increasingly frequent movement of persons from one geographic area to another, the uncommon rickettsial infection, murine typhus, should continue to be in the differential of a febrile patient. Furthermore, our case underscores the importance of including typhus in the differential of typhoid fever.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tifo Endêmico Transmitido por Pulgas
Limite:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
South Med J
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article