Trench fever: Difference between revisions

Trench fever
Synonyms	Wolhynia fever, Quintan fever
Pronounce	N/A
Specialty	N/A
Symptoms	Fever, headache, muscle pain, rash
Complications	Endocarditis, chronic pain
Onset	5 to 30 days after exposure
Duration	5 days, may recur
Types	N/A
Causes	Bartonella quintana
Risks	Poor sanitation, homelessness, crowded living conditions
Diagnosis	Serology, PCR
Differential diagnosis	Typhus, relapsing fever, malaria
Prevention	Improved sanitation, insect repellent
Treatment	Antibiotics such as doxycycline or erythromycin
Medication	N/A
Prognosis	Generally good with treatment
Frequency	Rare in developed countries, more common in areas with poor sanitation
Deaths	N/A

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+{{Infobox medical condition
+| name            = Trench fever
+| synonyms        = [[Wolhynia fever]], [[Quintan fever]]
+| field           = [[Infectious disease]]
+| symptoms        = [[Fever]], [[headache]], [[muscle pain]], [[rash]]
+| complications   = [[Endocarditis]], [[chronic pain]]
+| onset           = 5 to 30 days after exposure
+| duration        = 5 days, may recur
+| causes          = [[Bartonella quintana]]
+| risks           = Poor sanitation, [[homelessness]], [[crowded living conditions]]
+| diagnosis       = [[Serology]], [[polymerase chain reaction|PCR]]
+| differential    = [[Typhus]], [[relapsing fever]], [[malaria]]
+| prevention      = Improved sanitation, [[insect repellent]]
+| treatment       = [[Antibiotics]] such as [[doxycycline]] or [[erythromycin]]
+| prognosis       = Generally good with treatment
+| frequency       = Rare in developed countries, more common in areas with poor sanitation
+}}
 #REDIRECT [[Cat-scratch disease]]

Trench fever

Synonyms	Wolhynia fever, Quintan fever
Pronounce	N/A
Specialty	N/A
Symptoms	Fever, headache, muscle pain, rash
Complications	Endocarditis, chronic pain
Onset	5 to 30 days after exposure
Duration	5 days, may recur
Types	N/A
Causes	Bartonella quintana
Risks	Poor sanitation, homelessness, crowded living conditions
Diagnosis	Serology, PCR
Differential diagnosis	Typhus, relapsing fever, malaria
Prevention	Improved sanitation, insect repellent
Treatment	Antibiotics such as doxycycline or erythromycin
Medication	N/A
Prognosis	Generally good with treatment
Frequency	Rare in developed countries, more common in areas with poor sanitation
Deaths	N/A