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J Pediatr. 2007 Feb;150(2):180-4, 184.e1.
Clinical and laboratory features, hospital course, and outcome of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in children.
* Buckingham SC,
* Marshall GS,
* Schutze GE,
* Woods CR,
* Jackson MA,
* Patterson LE,
* Jacobs RF;
* Tick-borne Infections in Children Study Group.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical characteristics and course of children with laboratory-diagnosed Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and to identify clinical findings independently associated with adverse outcomes of death or discharge with neurologic deficits.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review of 92 patients at six institutions in the southeastern and southcentral United States from 1990 to 2002. Statistical analyses used descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression.
RESULTS: Children with RMSF presented to study institutions after a median of 6 days of symptoms, which most commonly included fever (98%), rash (97%), nausea and/or vomiting (73%), and headache (61%); no other symptom or sign was present in >50% of children. Only 49% reported antecedent tick bites. Platelet counts were less than 150,000/mm3 in 59% of children, and serum sodium concentrations were less than 135 mEq/dL in 52%. Although 86% sought medical care before admission, only 4 patients received anti-rickettsial therapy during this time. Three patients died, and 13 survivors had neurologic deficits at discharge. Coma and need for inotropic support and intravenous fluid boluses were independently associated with adverse outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: Children with RMSF generally present with fever and rash. Delays in diagnosis and initiation of appropriate therapy are unacceptably common. Prognosis is guarded in those with hemodynamic instability or neurologic compromise at initiation of therapy.
PMID: 17236897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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