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[Boutonneuse fever in childhood]
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Boutonneuse fever in children, characterized by fever and rash, often presents with a "tache noir." Antibiotic treatment, such as doxycycline, shortens illness duration, though all children recover.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Infectious Diseases
- Dermatology
Context:
- Boutonneuse fever is a tick-borne illness affecting children.
- A study analyzed 35 pediatric cases over 1.5 years.
- Common symptoms include fever, rash, and eschars (
- tache noir
- ).
Purpose:
- To describe the clinical features of boutonneuse fever in children.
- To evaluate diagnostic test utility.
- To assess treatment outcomes.
Summary:
- Fever, maculopapulous rash, and
- tache noir
- were prevalent.
- The Weil-Felix test had limited diagnostic value.
- Etiological treatment (doxycycline or chloramphenicol) was administered to 71% of cases.
Impact:
- Antibiotic therapy, particularly doxycycline or chloramphenicol, reduced illness duration.
- Prompt etiological treatment is recommended for faster recovery.
- All children achieved a cure, highlighting the generally favorable prognosis.
Abstract:
35 cases of botonneuse Fever admitted in our hospital during the course of a year and a half are presented. They were all children between the age of 18 months and 11 years. The most common features were: fever, maculopapulous rush and "tache noir". Weil Felix test was not of diagnostic value in one third of the cases. 71 per cent of the children recieved etiological treatment (doxicicline or cloramfenicol); the remaining 29% only got simptomatic measures. A cure was achieved in every case. Nevertheless, the manifestatios lasted longer in those not treated with antibiotic therapy.