[Sodoku--a case report].
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.
Hinrichsen
S L
SL
Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife.
Ferraz
S
S
Romeiro
M
M
Muniz Filho
M
M
Abath
A H
AH
Magalhães
C
C
Damasceno
F
F
Araújo
C M
CM
Campos
C M
CM
Lamprea
D P
DP
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
D010406:Penicillins; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine
Sodoku--descrição de um caso.