She was continued on clindamycin and scheduled for submandibular duct dilation and stone removal. About 2 weeks after initial admission, she underwent surgery with removal of a 0.2-cm x 0.2-cm x 0.2-cm stone. At her 1-week follow-up, there was no residual pain and the patient had made ...
Once the virus is transmitted to a human, it typically incubates for 3–6 days. Subsequently, the infection can follow one of two pathways. It can enter an acute phase, in which typical symptoms include fever, muscle pain, backache, headache, and nausea. For the majority of patients, thei...
It occurs in the southeastern United States, almost always in the winter months, and is transmitted to humans by the fleas and lice of the flying squirrel. Treatment is the same as for louse-borne typhus. Murine typhus is a less common variety, also known as tabardillo and endemic, rat,...
To prevent recurrence of rheumatic fever in a patient who has already been affected by the disease, benzathine benzylpenicillin is given intramuscularly every 3 or 4 weeks. Low-dose oral penicillin, erythromycin, or sulfa drugs are alternatives for compliant patients.TREATMENTPenicillin is given ...
A distinct advantage of the quinolones in uncomplicated typhoid is their efficacy with treatment courses as short as 3 days. Cure rates with ofloxacin given for 3 days (15 mg/kg daily) have been as high as 96% to 100%, but most experts, because of the increase in drug resistance, now ...
recurred at intervals of six weeks to one week for thirteen years in a male patient, without debility, loss of weight or any p... S Wolf,HG Wolff - 《Archives of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 21发表: 1942年 Fever of unknown origin: a retrospective study of 95 children in an Iranian ...
A previously healthy, fully immunized 3-year-old girl presents to her pediatri-cian's office with 2 weeks of fever. Her initial symptoms included fever, sorethroat, and rhinorrhea with subsequent development of worsening fatigue,chills, and poor appetite. Three days earlier the patient experienced...
for example many years after vaccination, may be problematic if an insensitive test is used. In a study of persons vaccinated 30 to 35 years earlier, Poland and colleagues614found that the intracerebral adult mouse neutralization test had a 52% false-negative rate compared to plaque reduction, ...
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) characterizes febrile disorders that are accompanied by prolonged fevers of 101 degrees F or greater for 3 weeks or more that remain undiagnosed after comprehensive inpatient and outpatient diagnostic testing. At the present time, malignancies are the most common cause ...
Hemorrhagic feverin humans is typically seen 1 to 2 weeks after a wave of abortion in livestock. Initial human cases usually occur in those who have close contact with livestock. The virus is highly transmissible through aerosolization. Although the risk for severe human infection is less...