Typhus

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Background

  1. Rickettsia/Typhus

Diagnosis

  1. fvr, ha, myalgia
  2. xmitted by arthropods/ ticks
  3. painless eschar at inoculation site imp clue
  4. camping, hiking in grassy/ scrub area
  5. regional LN, rash, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia
  6. dx clinically

Treatment

  1. tetracycline
  2. confirm serologically

See Also

Travel Medicine

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