title: [Boutonneuse fever in children].
abstract: Due to an increase in the number of cases of spotted fever, a prospective study was undertaken in 31 children affected by the disease, including clinical, laboratory and microbiological data from may to october of 1983. The most frequent symptoms found were: fever 100%, "tache noire" 87%, and a maculopapular rash 81%. The Weil-Felix reaction was positive in 65% of them and indirect immunofluorescence was positive in 81%, confirming the sensitivity and specificity of this serologic procedure. The 27 children who received specific treatment, 26 with tetracycline and one with chloramphenicol, differed considerably in a lesser duration of their symptoms, in comparison with the group of children without treatment.
mesh_terms: D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013030:Spain; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013754:Tetracyclines; D002701:Chloramphenicol
vernacular_title: Fiebre botonosa en el niño.