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Fiebre recurrente
Nombres alternativos:
Fiebre recurrente transmitida por garrapatas; Fiebre recurrente transmitida por piojos
SÃntomas:
- Aparición súbita de fiebre alta
- EscalofrÃos
- Dolor de cabeza, tortÃcolis
- Náuseas
- Vómitos
- Dolores musculares (mialgia)
- Dolores articulares (artralgia)
- Sangrado
- Convulsiones
- Marcha inestable
- Parálisis facial
- Coma
- Debilidad
Signos y exámenes:
El diagnóstico de la fiebre recurrente se debe sospechar en personas que provienen de áreas de alto riesgo y que presentan episodios repetitivos de fiebre. Esto es particularmente válido si la fiebre está seguida de una etapa de "crisis" y si la persona puede haber estado expuesta a piojos o garrapatas de cuerpo blando.
Con frecuencia, se toma un frotis de sangre con el fin de observar lo que está causando la infección. Algunas veces se utilizan ciertos exámenes de anticuerpos en la sangre.
- 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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