Rat Bite Fever Resembling Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rat bite fever is rare in Western countries. It can be very difficult to diagnose as blood cultures are typically negative and a history of rodent exposure is often missed. Unless a high index of suspicion is maintained, the associated polyarthritis can be mistaken for rheumatoid arthritis. We repor...

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Autores principales: Akter, Ripa, Boland, Paul, Daley, Peter, Rahman, Proton, Al Ghanim, Nayef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27366177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7270413

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27366177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7270413

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