title: [Sodoku--a case report].
abstract: Rat-bite fever results from an infection with the organism Spirillum minus. The authors report a symptomatic patient with fever, malaise, and ulcer in forehead after a rodent exposure. The organism was identified in darkfield examination of the ulcer exudate. Penicillin was the drug used with clinical improvement of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hinrichsen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferraz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romeiro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muniz Filho
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Abath
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lamprea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011906:Rat-Bite Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013139:Spirillum / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine
vernacular_title: Sodoku--descrição de um caso.