Question

35 y/o ♀ who is 3 months primigravida comes to your ER with c/o fever, headache, and a rash on her wrists and torso. She states she was on a hiking trip in North Carolina a week ago and began to come down with the symptoms two days after her return home.

What is your ∆sis?

What is the causative agent?

How would you treat this patient?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever↓ Rickettsii RickettsiaChloramphenicol (if not pregnant, use doxycycline)

Front	35 y/o ♀ who is 3 months primigravida comes to your ER with c/o fever, headache, and a rash on her wrists and torso. She states she was on a hiking trip in North Carolina a week ago and began to come down with the symptoms two days after her return home. What is your ∆sis? What is the causative agent? How would you treat this patient?
Back	Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ↓ Rickettsii Rickettsia Chloramphenicol (if not pregnant, use doxycycline)

Y/O Months Primigravida Er C/O Fever Headache Rash