Fiebre por mordedura de rata: Reporte de un caso probable en el Hospital Regional del Cuzco.

• Autores: CABADA SAMAME, Miguel, CONDE SUMIRE, Rosa, GONZALES PORTILLO, Sara, GOTUZZO HERENCIA, Eduardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2013
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/770
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RMH/article/view/770
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

4 year old patient was admitted to the Emergency Department of Hospital Regional de Cusco with 17 days history of a rat bite. One week later, the patient developed fever and rash, which lasted for 3 days. Fever, an abscess on the forehead with lymphangitis, and cervical lymphadenopathy were observed on admission. The VDRL test was positive but FTA-Abs was negative. He was diagnosed of rat bite fever and treated with IV penicillin G with a favorable response. The case is discussed and pertinent literature is reviewed.