
Rocky mountain spotted fever.
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, Journal Article
Sexton, DJ; Kaye, KS
Published in: Med Clin North Am
March 2002
Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a fulminant tick-borne infection by Rickettsia rickettsii. The classical diagnostic triad is fever, headache and rash in a patient with a recent tick bite. With prompt, appropriate antimicrobial therapy, patient outcomes are excellent. However, RMSF is often misdiagnosed, particularly during the initial stages of illness, and as a result, patient outcomes are sometimes suboptimal.
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Med Clin North Am
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ISSN
0025-7125
Publication Date
March 2002
Volume
86
Issue
2
Start / End Page
351 / viii
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Humans
- General & Internal Medicine
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Animals
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
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Sexton, D. J., & Kaye, K. S. (2002). Rocky mountain spotted fever. Med Clin North Am, 86(2), 351–viii. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00091-9
Sexton, Daniel J., and Keith S. Kaye. “Rocky mountain spotted fever.” Med Clin North Am 86, no. 2 (March 2002): 351–viii. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00091-9.
Sexton DJ, Kaye KS. Rocky mountain spotted fever. Med Clin North Am. 2002 Mar;86(2):351–viii.
Sexton, Daniel J., and Keith S. Kaye. “Rocky mountain spotted fever.” Med Clin North Am, vol. 86, no. 2, Mar. 2002, pp. 351–viii. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00091-9.
Sexton DJ, Kaye KS. Rocky mountain spotted fever. Med Clin North Am. 2002 Mar;86(2):351–viii.

Published In
Med Clin North Am
DOI
ISSN
0025-7125
Publication Date
March 2002
Volume
86
Issue
2
Start / End Page
351 / viii
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Humans
- General & Internal Medicine
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Animals
- 1103 Clinical Sciences