IPLab:Lab 9:RMSF
Revision as of 14:36, 21 August 2013 by Seung Park (talk | contribs)
Clinical Summary[edit]
This 9-year-old child was admitted with headache, fever, and a morbilliform rash on the arms and legs. There was a history of a tick being removed from her back. By the time a biopsy was performed, the rash had become petechial. Antibiotics were given and the child recovered within one week.
Biopsy Findings[edit]
A skin biopsy of this patient's lesion was stained with hematoxylin and eosin. A different section was also stained with an immunoperoxidase technique using antibody against Rickettsia rickettsii. Organisms were demonstrated in the endothelial cells.
Images[edit]
|
Morbilliform means measles-like.
A thrombus is a solid mass resulting from the aggregation of blood constituents within the vascular system.