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- Title
Rat bite fever: A rare case of critical limb ischemia.
- Authors
Frederick, Amanda R; Fowler, Brian C; Kolluri, Raghu
- Abstract
A 24-year-old female was transferred to our facility with a 3-month history of bilateral lower extremity hemiparesis, loss of bowel and bladder control, decubitus ulcers, unexplained weight loss, and fever of unknown origin. Mitral valve tissue analysis revealed the bacteria I Streptobacillus moniliformis i , the causative agent for rat bite fever.[1] The bacteria is acquired from bites, scratches, consuming contaminated food, or by handling infected rodents. The embolic event in the iliac artery was attributed to the underlying mitral valve endocarditis, secondary to rat bite fever, since other causes of embolic occlusion were ruled out after extensive work up.
- Subjects
FEVER; RATS; ANKLE brachial index
- Publication
Vascular Medicine, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 5, p465
- ISSN
1358-863X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1358863X19849619