Streptobacillary rat-bite fever: a pediatric problem

Pediatrics. 1979 Aug;64(2):214-7.

Abstract

A case of streptobacillary rat-bite fever in an 11-year-old boy from rural North Carolina is described. The child's clinical course was unique in that he developed a subglottic mass and bilateral parotid swelling. He responded initially to tetracycline but relapsed after therapy. Cure was ultimately achieved with a three-week course of penicillin. A review of the literature concerning this unusual clinical entity is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillin V / therapeutic use
  • Rat-Bite Fever / diagnosis*
  • Rat-Bite Fever / drug therapy
  • Streptobacillus
  • Tetracycline / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Tetracycline
  • Penicillin V