Abstract
A 51-year-old man went mandarin orange picking near Lake Hamanako in Shizuoka Prefecture 15 days before the initial consultation to our hospital, followed by fishing at a pond in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. He developed high grade fever and headache 5 days after fishing. When he visited our hospital, he had fever of 38 °C, headache, faint erythema on the trunk and extremities, a crust bite mark on the left lower leg, and enlarged lymph nodes in both inguinal regions. We suspected tsutsugamushi disease ; therefore, a blood sample was subjected to PCR. Kawasaki genotype was identified. Close to full recovery was achieved after a two-week treatment with minocycline hydrochloride initiated at the initial consultation. When we see a patient with fever and eruptions, it is necessary to keep in mind the possibility of tsutsugamushi disease. It is important to make a rapid diagnose with PCR and start medical treatment in this disease.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 220-223 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Skin Research |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 01-06-2012 |
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- Infectious Diseases
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A case of tsutsugamushi disease rapidly diagnosed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR). / Nishimura, Keiko; Furuta, Kanako; Abe, Masamichi; Isami, Mamiko; Yagami, Akiko; Matsunaga, Kayoko.
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T1 - A case of tsutsugamushi disease rapidly diagnosed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
AU - Nishimura, Keiko
AU - Furuta, Kanako
AU - Abe, Masamichi
AU - Isami, Mamiko
AU - Yagami, Akiko
AU - Matsunaga, Kayoko
PY - 2012/6/1
Y1 - 2012/6/1
N2 - A 51-year-old man went mandarin orange picking near Lake Hamanako in Shizuoka Prefecture 15 days before the initial consultation to our hospital, followed by fishing at a pond in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. He developed high grade fever and headache 5 days after fishing. When he visited our hospital, he had fever of 38 °C, headache, faint erythema on the trunk and extremities, a crust bite mark on the left lower leg, and enlarged lymph nodes in both inguinal regions. We suspected tsutsugamushi disease ; therefore, a blood sample was subjected to PCR. Kawasaki genotype was identified. Close to full recovery was achieved after a two-week treatment with minocycline hydrochloride initiated at the initial consultation. When we see a patient with fever and eruptions, it is necessary to keep in mind the possibility of tsutsugamushi disease. It is important to make a rapid diagnose with PCR and start medical treatment in this disease.
AB - A 51-year-old man went mandarin orange picking near Lake Hamanako in Shizuoka Prefecture 15 days before the initial consultation to our hospital, followed by fishing at a pond in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. He developed high grade fever and headache 5 days after fishing. When he visited our hospital, he had fever of 38 °C, headache, faint erythema on the trunk and extremities, a crust bite mark on the left lower leg, and enlarged lymph nodes in both inguinal regions. We suspected tsutsugamushi disease ; therefore, a blood sample was subjected to PCR. Kawasaki genotype was identified. Close to full recovery was achieved after a two-week treatment with minocycline hydrochloride initiated at the initial consultation. When we see a patient with fever and eruptions, it is necessary to keep in mind the possibility of tsutsugamushi disease. It is important to make a rapid diagnose with PCR and start medical treatment in this disease.
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