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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0198 |
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