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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...
Autores principales: | Akter, Ripa, Boland, Paul, Daley, Peter, Rahman, Proton, Al Ghanim, Nayef |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2016
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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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