Rat-bite fever as a cause of septic arthritis: a diagnostic dilemma.
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1987-10
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Rumley, Richard L.
Patrone, Nicholas A.
White, Lindsey
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East Carolina University
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Rat-bite fever results from an infection with the organism Streptobacillus moniliformis. Symptomatic patients often present with fever, malaise, cough, maculopapular rash, and occasional arthritis, and usually have a history of rodent exposure. This report describes a patient with rat-bite fever resulting in suppurative arthritis. The patient's diagnosis was made by culture of S moniliformis from his left wrist. The diagnosis was delayed, however, owing to the lack of an exposure history, atypical clinical presentation, and the unusual microbiologic characteristics shown by this organism. Originally published Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Vol. 46, No. 10, Oct 1987
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases; 46:10 p. 793-795