Case report: Severe rift valley fever may present with a characteristic clinical syndrome

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-375

  Kahlon, Summerpal S ^a   Peter, Clarence J ^b   LeDuc, James ^b   Muchiri, Eric M ^c   Muiruri, Samuel ^c   Njenga, M Kariuki ^d   Breiman, Robert F ^e   White Jr , A Clinton ^f   King, Charles H ^g  

^a Melbourne Internal Medicine Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^f University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^g CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; INFUSION FLUID;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEMATEMESIS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; KENYA; MALAISE; MALARIA; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RETINA VASCULITIS; SPLENOMEGALY; SYNCOPE; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RIFT VALLEY FEVER;

RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIFT VALLEY FEVER;

EID: 77949804651     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0669     Document Type: Article

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