Rat bite fever in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus

Lauren Bougioukas; Emily Vicks; Andrew J. Hale; Jean Dejace; Sean Bullis

IDCases (Jan 2022)

Rat bite fever in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus

Lauren Bougioukas,
Emily Vicks,
Andrew J. Hale,
Jean Dejace,
Sean Bullis

Affiliations

Lauren Bougioukas: Medical student at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Emily Vicks: Medical student at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
Andrew J. Hale: Infectious Diseases physician at the University of Vermont Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Jean Dejace: Infectious Diseases physician at the University of Vermont Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Sean Bullis: University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA; Correspondence to: University of Vermont Medical Center, Infectious Disease Unit, 111 Colchester Avenue, Mailstop 115 SM2, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29
p. e01526

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The authors report the case of a 45-year-old male with history of human immunodeficiency virus who presented unresponsive and with injuries to his hands after spending a night on a lakeside beach. During his hospitalization, he developed a fever with arthralgias and was initially thought to have calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease before a diagnosis of Rat Bite Fever was ultimately discovered. He was successfully treated with six-weeks of ceftriaxone. The authors discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of Rat Bite Fever.

Published in IDCases

ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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