| Autor: |
López Parés P; Hospital de San Lázaro, Tarrasa, Barcelona., Muñoz Espín T, Espejo Arenas E, Font Creus B, Segura Porta F, Martínez Vila I, Travería Casanova J, Bella Cueto F |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: |
Anales espanoles de pediatria [An Esp Pediatr] 1988 Apr; Vol. 28 (4), pp. 293-6. |
| Abstrakt: |
Authors present a prospective study of 130 cases of Mediterranean spotted fever treated between 1983 and 1985 in two Departments of Paediatrics of the Valles Occidental, area near Barcelona. Thirty-eight percent of the children came from suburban areas, an urban areas, an urban or rural origin being less frequent. Previous contacts with dogs existed in 86% of the cases. Most frequent clinical signs were fever (100%) maculo-papular rash (97%) and arthromyalgias (70%). The "tache noire" was found in 87% of the cases. Presence of arthritis in two patients is underlined. Indirect immunofluorescence to Rickettsia conorii was positive (much greater than 1/40) in 75% of the cases. All patients improved after treatment with tetracycline or erythromycin. There were no relapse. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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