Exaggerated Arthropod Bite: A Case Report and Review of the Mimics
| Autor: | Joelle Borhart, Sagah Ahmed, Elaine Bromberek |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid Case Report Mupirocin lcsh:RC86-88.9 Emergency Nursing Silver sulfadiazine Cutaneous anthrax Dermatology eye diseases Lesion Bullous lesions chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Emergency Medicine medicine Left costal margin medicine.symptom business Brown Recluse Spider Bulla (amulet) medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Ahmed, Sagah; Bromberek, Elaine; & Borhart, Joelle. (2018). Exaggerated Arthropod Bite: A Case Report and Review of the Mimics. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2(1). doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2017.12.37034. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/00q5k13z Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2018) Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| DOI: | 10.5811/cpcem.2017.12.37034. |
| Popis: | Exaggerated arthropod bite reactions causing hemorrhagic or necrotic bullous lesions can mimic other serious conditions such as cutaneous anthrax, brown recluse spider bite, and tularemia. A 55- year-old, healthy woman presented to the emergency department with a 3.5-centimeter painless, collapsed hemorrhagic bulla at the left costal margin. She was afebrile and had no systemic symptoms. Laboratory evaluation was unremarkable. She was prescribed silver sulfadiazine cream and mupirocin ointment. The area denuded two days later and the lesion completely healed. This case illustrates the broad differential to be considered when evaluating patients with hemorrhagic bullous lesions. |
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