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Fiebre por mordedura de rata - Tratamiento

Nombres alternativos

Fiebre de Haverhill; Sodoku; Fiebre estreptobacilar; Eritema artrítico epidémico; Fiebre espirilar; Estreptobacilosis

Tratamiento:

La fiebre por mordedura de rata se trata generalmente con antibióticos. El médico puede prescribir penicilina o tetraciclinas durante un período de 7 a 10 días.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El pronóstico de la enfermedad es excelente cuando se trata a tiempo.

Complicaciones:

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Se debe buscar asistencia médica si una persona o su hijo han tenido recientemente contacto con una rata u otro roedor, en particular si la persona ha sido mordida o presenta síntomas de esta enfermedad.

  • Fecha de revisión: 11/27/2006
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc
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