"Rat-Bite Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A syndrome characterized by recurring fever, rash, and arthralgias occurring days to weeks after a rat bite. The causative agents are either Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minus.
| Descriptor ID |
D011906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.771
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| Concept/Terms |
Rat-Bite Fever- Rat-Bite Fever
- Fever, Rat-Bite
- Fevers, Rat-Bite
- Rat Bite Fever
- Rat-Bite Fevers
- Streptobacillus moniliformis Infection
- Infection, Streptobacillus moniliformis
- Infections, Streptobacillus moniliformis
- Streptobacillus moniliformis Infections
- Ratbite Fever
- Fever, Ratbite
- Fevers, Ratbite
- Ratbite Fevers
- Haverhill Fever
- Fever, Haverhill
Streptobacillus moniliformis Endocarditis- Streptobacillus moniliformis Endocarditis
- Endocarditides, Streptobacillus moniliformis
- Endocarditis, Streptobacillus moniliformis
- Streptobacillus moniliformis Endocarditides
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rat-Bite Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Rat Bite Fever: Variability in Clinical Presentation and Management in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 11 01; 40(11):e439-e442.
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A teenager with fever, rash, and arthralgia. Streptobacillus moniliformis infection. JAMA Pediatr. 2014 Dec; 168(12):1165-6.
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Acrally distributed purpuric and necrotic lesions with pustular features. Arch Dermatol. 2012 Dec; 148(12):1411-6.