Myositis in a child with murine typhus

• Main Authors: Sheshashree Seshadri (Author), Jaime Fergie (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: MDPI AG, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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A 12-year-old boy presented with fever, lower extremity pain and weakness. Examination revealed paraparesis, thigh and calf tenderness. Labs showed high creatinine phosphokinase and <em>Rickettsia typhi</em> titers. This case illustrates endemic typhus should be considered in the differe...