Rocky mountain spotted fever in childhood.

Abstract	Experience with 138 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever indicates that the major clinical features of characteristic rash, fever, and tick bite, in combination with low serum sodium concentration and thrombocytopenia, are helpful in recognizing this serious and potentially lethal infectious disease.
Authors	W D Bradford, H K Hawkins
Journal	American journal of diseases of children (1960) (Am J Dis Child) Vol. 131 Issue 11 Pg. 1228-32 (Nov 1977) ISSN: 0002-922X [Print] United States
PMID	920672 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References	Anti-Bacterial Agents
Topics	Adolescent Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use) Child Child, Preschool Female Hemorrhage (pathology) Humans Infant Lung (pathology) Male Myocardium (pathology) North Carolina Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (diagnosis, genetics, pathology) Vasculitis (pathology) Virginia

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