Mehta Malvi, Marek Rachel, Arthur Ciji, Starke Jeffrey, Dutta Ankhi
From the Department of Pediatrics.
Section of Hospital Medicine.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004306.
Murine typhus in the pediatric population has increased substantially in recent years. The most common clinical presentation of murine typhus includes fever, rash, headaches and myalgias. Murine typhus presenting with predominant myositis and/or encephalopathy is rare. It is important to recognize unusual clinical manifestations of murine typhus in children for early diagnosis and treatment.
近年来,小儿人群中的鼠型斑疹伤寒显著增加。鼠型斑疹伤寒最常见的临床表现包括发热、皮疹、头痛和肌痛。以主要表现为肌炎和/或脑病的鼠型斑疹伤寒较为罕见。认识小儿鼠型斑疹伤寒的不寻常临床表现对于早期诊断和治疗很重要。