Rocky Mountain spotted fever: gastrointestinal and laboratory manifestations.

Abstract:

:Sixty-six cases of serologically documented Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) from North Carolina are reviewed. Gastrointestinal manifestations were present in 80% of these patients. Because other common expressions of RMSF occasionally do not accompany severe gastrointestinal dysfunction, improper diagnosis and therapy can result. Sixty percent of the patients had hyponatremia and thrombocytopenia. Over 70% of those who had liver or muscle enzyme evaluations had at least one abnormality. RMSF should be strongly considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with a combination of these findings.

journal_name

South Med J

journal_title

Southern medical journal

authors

Middleton DB

doi

10.1097/00007611-197806000-00007

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1978-06-01 00:00:00

pages

629-32

issue

6

eissn

0038-4348

issn

1541-8243

journal_volume

71

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