Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
"Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute febrile illness caused by RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII. It is transmitted to humans by bites of infected ticks and occurs only in North and South America. Characteristics include a sudden onset with headache and chills and fever lasting about two to three weeks. A cutaneous rash commonly appears on the extremities and trunk about the fourth day of illness.
| Descriptor ID |
D012373
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.780.790.750.500 C01.252.400.825.887.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Rickettsia rickettsii Infection
- Infection, Rickettsia rickettsii
- Rickettsia rickettsii Infections
- Typhus, Sao Paulo
- Sao Paulo Typhus
- Brazilian Spotted Fever
- Fever, Brazilian Spotted
- Spotted Fever, Brazilian
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Reactive Arthritis Update: Spotlight on New and Rare Infectious Agents Implicated as Pathogens. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2021 07 01; 23(7):53.
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Laboratory Blood-Based Testing for Non-Lyme Disease Tick-Borne Infections at a National Reference Laboratory. Am J Clin Pathol. 2020 01 01; 153(1):139-145.
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The Evaluation and Management of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the Emergency Department: a Review of the Literature. J Emerg Med. 2018 07; 55(1):42-50.
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Purpura from a Tick Bite. Am J Med. 2017 Apr; 130(4):e131-e132.
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Deadly viral syndrome mimics. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2004 Nov; 22(4):1051-65, ix-x.