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Fiebre recurrente - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Fiebre recurrente transmitida por garrapatas; Fiebre recurrente transmitida por piojos

Síntomas:

Sangrado
Coma
Parálisis facial
Dolor de cabeza
Dolores articulares (artralgia)
Dolores musculares (mialgia)
Náuseas
Rigidez cervical
Escalofríos
Convulsiones
Aparición súbita de fiebre alta
Marcha inestable
Vómitos
Debilidad

Signos y exámenes:

El diagnóstico de la fiebre recurrente se debe sospechar si alguien proveniente de un área de alto riesgo tiene episodios repetitivos de fiebre. Esto es particularmente válido si la fiebre va seguida de una etapa de "crisis" y si la persona puede haber estado expuesta a piojos o garrapatas de cuerpo blando.

Los exámenes que se puede hacer abarcan:

Frotis de sangre con el fin de determinar la causa de la infección.
Exámenes de anticuerpos en la sangre, que se emplean algunas veces pero cuya utilidad es limitada.

Reviewed last on: 12/10/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Petri WA. Relapsing fever and other Borrelia infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 343.

Rhee KY, Johnson WD Jr. Borrelia species (relapsing fever). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolan R, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Orlando, FL: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 241.

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