A rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis: the first case report of rat-bite fever in Portugal

A rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis: the first case report of rat-bite fever in Portugal

Abstract Rat-bite fever is a rarely diagnosed illness caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis . Although this disease is distributed worldwide, there have been few cases reported in Europe. Here, we report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis and sternoclavicular septic arthritis caused by S. moniliform...

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Main Authors: Eduarda Pena, Sofia Jordão, Maria João Simões, Mónica Oleastro, Isabel Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Rat-bite fever
Osteomyelitis
Streptobacillus moniliformis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100700&tlng=en

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