Murine typhus mistaken for COVID-19 in a young man.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(11)2020 Nov 03.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33148588
ABSTRACT
Fever is a widely recognised presenting symptom of COVID-19. Consequently, other febrile illnesses may be difficult to distinguish from COVID-19-leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. One such illness is murine typhus, a fleaborne illness with worldwide distribution caused by Rickettsia typhi It often presents with fever, headache and myalgia, all of which have been commonly reported with COVID-19. Although the disease is usually mild with a good prognosis, there have been reports of severe illness and death. I present a case of murine typhus in a young male who had 2 weeks of headaches and daily fevers during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was ultimately tested for murine typhus when his occupation as a dog trainer was queried, and he experienced resolution of symptoms after treatment with doxycycline. During this pandemic, clinicians must be vigilant of other febrile illnesses whose symptoms overlap with COVID-19.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Rickettsia typhi
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Tifo Endêmico Transmitido por Pulgas
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Doxiciclina
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Febre
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos