Erupción petequial por la fiebre maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas
La fiebre maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas es una infección potencialmente mortal transmitida a los seres humanos por las garrapatas. Esta fotografía muestra la erupción clásica de esta enfermedad que con frecuencia comienza en las muñecas y tobillos y luego se disemina rápidamente hacia el centro del cuerpo. La erupción también puede presentarse en las palmas de las manos y plantas de los pies.
Revision
Last reviewed 6/9/2011 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Mediicne, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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