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Rat-bite fever

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Alternative Names:
Streptobacillary fever; Streptobacillosis; Haverhill fever; Epidemic arthritic erythema; Spirillary fever; Sodoku
Symptoms:
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Headache
  • Muscle aches
  • Rash -- may be red/purple plaques in sodoku
  • Arthritis (singe or multiple large joints) -- less common in sodoku
  • Open sore at the site of initial bite in sodoku
Signs and tests:
Diagnosis is made by detection of the organism in skin, blood, joint fluid, or lymph nodes. Blood antibody tests may also be used.
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