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Archives of Internal Medicine, 1985
Even experienced clinicians in endemic areas occasionally have difficulty diagnosing Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in the early stages. Numerous pitfalls in diagnosis may test the acumen of even the best physicians. Rickettsia rickettsii , the cause of RMSF, has the potential to kill healthy persons of any age.
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Even experienced clinicians in endemic areas occasionally have difficulty diagnosing Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in the early stages. Numerous pitfalls in diagnosis may test the acumen of even the best physicians. Rickettsia rickettsii , the cause of RMSF, has the potential to kill healthy persons of any age.
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The Liver in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1981Hepatic tissues from nine patients who had fatal Rocky Mountain spotted fever were examined in sequential sections by brightfield and immunofluorescence microscopy for histologic lesions and for coincidence of these lesions with the distribution of Rickettsia rickettsii. The basic hepatic lesion in Rocky Mountain spotted fever is an inflammation of the
J S, Adams, D H, Walker
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Rocky mountain spotted fever in children
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1970Analysis of the illnesses of 78 children with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) reveals that this severe infectious disease is characterized by multisystem involvement due primarily to the effect of rickettsiae on the endothelial and muscle cells of blood vessels.
R E, Haynes +2 more
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Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1979
Information pertinent to the history, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is provided. Emphasis is placed on the early diagnosis and appropriate specific treatment of this disease.
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Information pertinent to the history, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is provided. Emphasis is placed on the early diagnosis and appropriate specific treatment of this disease.
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Childhood
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1977Experience with 138 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever indicates that the major clinical features of characteristic rash, fever, and tick bite, in combination with low serum sodium concentration and thrombocytopenia, are helpful in recognizing this serious and potentially lethal infectious disease.
W D, Bradford, H K, Hawkins
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1980SUMMARY Infection with rickettsiae of the spotted fever group was clinically and serologically diagnosed in four dogs from two households on Long Island. In two dogs, clinical signs included high fever (to 40.5 C), abdominal pain, lethargy, depression, anorexia, and nystagmus.
B A, Lissman, J L, Benach
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Argentina
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008We describe the first molecular confirmation of Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), from a tick vector, Amblyomma cajennense, and from a cluster of fatal spotted fever cases in Argentina. Questing A. cajennense ticks were collected at or near sites of presumed or confirmed cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis in ...
Christopher D, Paddock +6 more
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Managing Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2009Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by the tick-borne bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. Symptoms range from moderate illness to severe illness, including cardiovascular compromise, coma and death. The disease is prevalent in most of the USA, especially during warmer months.
Timothy D, Minniear +1 more
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Children
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2013Rocky Mountain spotted fever is typically undifferentiated from many other infections in the first few days of illness. Treatment should not be delayed pending confirmation of infection when Rocky Mountain spotted fever is suspected. Doxycycline is the drug of choice even for infants and children less than 8 years old.
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