Septic Shock Caused by Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in a Suburban Texas Patient with Pet Dog Exposure: A Case Report
| Autor: | Brian Karahalios, Courtney Hatcher, Manjulatha Badam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rhipicephalus sanguineus medicine.medical_treatment 030231 tropical medicine 02 engineering and technology Disease Vectors 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Dogs medicine Intubation Animals Humans Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Dermacentor Mechanical ventilation biology business.industry Septic shock Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine Pets Articles Middle Aged 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Shock Septic Texas Suburban Population Respiratory failure Tick-Borne Diseases Shock (circulatory) Emergency medicine Female medicine.symptom 0210 nano-technology business |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1941-5923 |
| Popis: | Patient: Female, 45 Final Diagnosis: Rocky mountain spotted fever Symptoms: Altered mental state • ataxia • dyspnea • fever • headache Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: General and Internal Medicine Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is associated with high mortality and requires prompt identification and treatment to ensure better outcomes. Case Report: We describe an advanced case of RMSF in a 45-year-old female patient with pet dog exposure who presented with altered mental status, dyspnea, and ataxia progressing to septic shock and acute hypoxic respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. Conclusions: This case illustrates the importance of keeping RMSF in the differential diagnosis in patient populations outside of the usual geographic areas of incidence in the appropriate clinical setting. |
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