Streptobacillary Rat-Bite Fever: A Pediatric Problem
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 64 (2) , 214-217
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.64.2.214
Abstract
A case of streptobacillary rat-bite fever in an 11-year-old boy from rural North Carolina is described. The child's clinical course was unique in that he developed a subglottic mass and bilateral parotid swelling. He responded initially to tetracycline but relapsed after therapy. Cure was ultimately achieved with a three-week course of penicillin. A review of the literature concerning this unusual clinical entity is presented.Keywords
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- Rat-Bite FeverAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1969