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Fiebre manchada de montañas rocosas: experiencia en 5 años de vigilancia activa en un hospital pediátrico de segundo nivel en el noreste de México

Overview of attention for article published in Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México, January 2019
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Title
Fiebre manchada de montañas rocosas: experiencia en 5 años de vigilancia activa en un hospital pediátrico de segundo nivel en el noreste de México
Published in
Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México, January 2019
DOI 10.24875/bmhim.m18000034
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Delmy C. López-Castillo, Denisse Vaquera-Aparicio, Miguel A. González-Soto, Rogelio Martínez-Ramírez, Lorena Rodríguez-Muñoz, Fortino Solórzano-Santos

Abstract

La fiebre manchada de las montañas rocosas (FMMR) es causada por Rickettsia rickettsii. En Coahuila, la región de la Comarca Lagunera se considera una zona endémica. No se han reportado casos en la zona sur del estado, específicamente en la ciudad de Saltillo. Estudio prospectivo, reporte de casos. Se incluyeron los casos de niños atendidos en el Hospital del Niño Dr. Federico Gómez Santos en la ciudad de Saltillo, Coah., del mes de septiembre de 2012 a septiembre 2017 con diagnóstico confirmado clínicamente y por reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) de FMMR. Se presentan los antecedentes epidemiológicos, las características clínicas y evolución de los pacientes. Se confirmaron 14 pacientes. La relación masculino:femenino fue de 1.8:1, la edad promedio de los pacientes fue de 7.6 años (18 meses a 13 años). El 42.8% de los pacientes refirió el contacto con perros y el 57.1% afirmó tener contacto con garrapatas. En todos los casos hubo fiebre y exantema purpúrico; alrededor del 70% manifestaron mialgias y artralgias; el 28% tuvo sangrado del tubo digestivo, y el 11% alteraciones neurológicas graves. El 64.2% de los casos recibió tratamiento adecuado con doxiciclina. Fallecieron 8 pacientes, con una tasa de letalidad de 57.1%. La zona sur de Coahuila debe considerarse una zona endémica para FMMR. El retraso en el diagnóstico y tratamiento favorecen una mayor letalidad. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. In Coahuila, Comarca Lagunera is considered an endemic zone; no cases have been reported in the southern zone of the state, specifically in the city of ­Saltillo. Prospective study, cases report. Children evaluated in the Hospital del Niño Dr. Federico Gómez Santos from September 2012 to September 2017, with clinically and laboratory (by polymerase chain reaction, PCR) confirmed diagnosis of FMMR were included. The epidemiological antecedents, clinical characteristics and patient’s evolution are presented. 14 patients were confirmed. The male: female ratio was 1.8: 1, the average age of the patients was 7.6 years (18 months to 13 years). 42.8% reported contact with dogs and 57.1% confirmed contact with ticks. In all cases, there was fever and purpuric rash; around 70% manifested myalgias and arthralgias; 28% presented digestive tract bleeding and 11% had severe neurological alterations. 64.2% of the cases received adequate treatment with doxycycline. Eight patients died with a case fatality rate of 57.1%. The southern zone of Coahuila should be considered an endemic area for FMMR. The delay in diagnosis and treatment favor a greater lethality.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 4 13%
Other 3 10%
Professor 3 10%
Student > Bachelor 2 6%
Student > Postgraduate 2 6%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 16 52%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 5 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 6%
Unspecified 1 3%
Mathematics 1 3%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 16 52%
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