Murine typhus associated with Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome in 2 children.
An 11-year-old-girl and a 13-year-old-boy presented with characteristic findings of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome. The girl was initially suspected of having Bartonella henselae infection and the boy was initially diagnosed as Francisella tularensis infection. Both children had laboratory-confirmed infection with Rickettsia typhi.
From the Infectious Diseases Division, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX.
Khushbu
K
Shukla
Jaime
J
Fergie
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000382:microbiology*; D012286:Rickettsia typhi; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline