Fever, sore throat and myalgia

P. Ive; M. Mendelson; S. Dlamini

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.9262

Fever, sore throat and myalgia

P. Ive, M. Mendelson, S. Dlamini

University of Cape Town

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Abstract

A 20-year-old man presented with a severely sore throat and myalgia, which were unresponsive to antibiotics. He was admitted to a regional hospital with an ongoing painful throat, generalised myalgia, fever and a transient, recurring, salmon-pink rash on his hands and trunk. He did not respond to ceftriaxone and had a continual significant fever daily.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157
Number of pages	1
Journal	South African Medical Journal
Volume	105
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.9262
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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