Avtor/Urednik | Ciglenečki, Iza; Trampuž, Andrej | |
Naslov | 33-letni bolnik z vročino, povečanimi dimeljskimi bezgavkami in razjedami na gležnju po vrnitvi iz južne Afrike | |
Prevedeni naslov | A 33-year-old patient with fever, inguinal lymphadenopathy and ankle ulcers returing from the south of Africa | |
Tip | članek | |
Vir | Med Razgl | |
Vol. in št. | Letnik 38, št. 3 | |
Leto izdaje | 1999 | |
Obseg | str. 449-56 | |
Jezik | slo | |
Abstrakt | We present a 33-year-old patient who developed high grade fever after returning from his 3-week journey in the south of Africa. He presented with 3 ulcers involving his left ankle and left-sided painful inguinal lymphadenopathy. Laboratory tests yielded low platelet count and mildly elevated liver aminotransferase levels. Ulcer smear and blood cultures grew no pathogenic bacteria or parasites. | |
Izvleček | V članku predstavljamo bolnika, ki je zbolel z visoko vročino po prihodu s 3-tedenskega potovanja po južni Afriki. V področju levega gležnja je imel 3 razjede, leve dimeljske bezgavke so bile povečane in boleče. V krvi je bila izražena zmerna trombopenija in blago povišanje vrednosti jetrnih transaminaz. Iz brisa razjede in iz vzorca krvi niso porasle patogene bakterije ali praživali. | |
Deskriptorji | RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS DOXYCYCLINE TRAVEL ADULT DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL SOUTH AFRICA |