Rocky mountain spotted fever - 01/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0025-7125(03)00091-9
Daniel J Sexton, MD ⁎ 
, Keith S Kaye, MD, MPH
, Keith S Kaye, MD, MPH Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina USA
Address reprint requests to: Daniel J. Sexton, MD Room 34223 Duke South Red Zone Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710Résumé |
Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a fulminant tick-borne infection by Rickettsia rickettsii. The classical diagnostic triad is fever, headache and rash in a patient with a recent tick bite. With prompt, appropriate antimicrobial therapy, patient outcomes are excellent. However, RMSF is often misdiagnosed, particularly during the initial stages of illness, and as a result, patient outcomes are sometimes suboptimal.
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Vol 86 - N° 2
P. 351-360 - mars 2002 Retour au numéro
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