Rat bite fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis) with septicemia in a child.
Scand J Infect Dis
; 24(4): 535-40, 1992.
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| ID: mdl-1411321
ABSTRACT
A 5-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with fever, headache and nausea. Her C-reactive protein raised from less than 11 mg/l to 65 mg/l and she developed a maculopapular, petechial rash, especially pronounced on the soles and palms. After incubation for 3 days, Streptobacillus moniliformis was found in all blood cultures that had been taken. Some weeks before her admission, the girl had been playing with her grandmother's pet rats, which later had died from an unknown disease. There was no history of rat bite. Her condition improved rapidly after treatment with penicillin and chloramphenicol, and she was discharged from hospital after 10 days without sequelae.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Febre por Mordedura de Rato
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Bacteriemia
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Noruega