Rat bite fever in a pet lover

B. B. Cunningham; A. S. Paller; B. Z. Katz

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70576-6

Rat bite fever in a pet lover

B. B. Cunningham, A. S. Paller^*, B. Z. Katz

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Abstract

Rat bite fever is an uncommon bacterial illness resulting from infection with Streptobacillus moniliformis that is often transmitted by the bite of a rat. The cutaneous findings in rat bite fever are nonspecific but have been described as maculopapular or petechial. We describe a 9-year-old girl with acrally distributed hemorrhagic pustules, fever, and arthralgias. Diagnosis was delayed because of difficulty in identifying the pathologic organism. She was successfully treated with 10 days of ceftriaxone.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	330-332
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume	38
Issue number	2 II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70576-6
State	Published - 1998

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This article is made possible through an education grant from Ortho Dermatological.

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