Acute Polyarthritis With a Finger Wound: Rat Bite Fever From Streptobacillus moniliformis

Rat bite fever is a rare cause of acute polyarthritis. Without clinical suspicion, it can be a difficult diagnosis to make, as the bacterium Streptobacillus moniliformis is challenging to culture. This case discusses the course of a patient with significant autoimmune history who was treated with st...

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Main Authors: Michael K. Jones, Laura C. Pedraza, Sarah C. Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2023-11-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0198
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