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Arthritis in Israeli spotted fever

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Of 15 patients hospitalized because of Israeli spotted fever, 3 developed arthritis during the course of the disease. Treatment with tetracycline was accompanied by full remission of the spotted fever including the arthritis. This suggests that arthritis is not a rare complication of Israeli spotted fever.

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  1. Division of Medicine and Rheumatic Disease Unit, Soroka Medical Center and University Center of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    M. Klein, D. Buskila & J. Horowitz

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Klein, M., Buskila, D. & Horowitz, J. Arthritis in Israeli spotted fever. Clin Rheumatol 14, 580–581 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02208161

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