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16 Procedures To Treat Tenosynovitis

Health Encyclopedia: Rat Bite Fever

Alternative Names

Streptobacillary fever; Streptobacillosis; Haverhill fever; Epidemic arthritic erythema; Spirillary fever; Sodoku

Treatment

Rat-bite fever is usually treated with antibiotic therapy. Your health care provider may prescribe penicillin or tetracyclines for 7-10 days.

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Expectations (prognosis)

The prognosis is excellent with early treatment.

Complications

Pericarditis
Endocarditis

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Expert & Community Posts

Digestive Disease Week Updates

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...biopsies. This could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of IBD. Stanford University... Read more »

New Techniques for Diagnosing Acid Reflux Disease

By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert

...biopsies. This could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of acid reflux disease. Stanford... Read more »

Stem Cell Research Launches in U.S. for Stress Urinary Incontinence

By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

...conducted in Austria and more recently in Canada for treating urinary incontinence. Now the... Read more »

Vertebroplasty?

By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert

I was just learning a bit about a relatively new procedure to correct vertebral fractures called... Read more »

Dr. Sobol Answers Your Questions

By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...reasons that are unclear to me and other physicians who treat patients with spina bifida. To... Read more »

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Health Guide

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnosis

...relieves the ulnar nerve entrapment.The ulnar nerve can also be affected at the elbow.De Quervain's TenosynovitisTenosynovitis is swelling of the slippery covering of the tendons that move the... Read more »

Foot Pain: Forefoot Pain

...wooden shoe and a compressive wrap to make walking more comfortable.SesamoiditisSesamoiditis is an inflammation of the tendons around the small, round bones that are embedded in the head of the... Read more »

Foot Pain: Heel Pain

...affects 2 million Americans every year. It can occur in the front, back, or bottom of the heel. General treatment guidelines are as follows:The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)... Read more »

Parkinson's Disease: Surgery

...are recommended for specific patients with advanced Parkinsons disease who no longer respond to drug treatments. Surgical treatment cannot cure Parkinson disease, but it may help control symptoms... Read more »

Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Other Procedures

...abdominal incisions, using the image of the uterus on the video monitor as the guide.Preoperative Hormone TreatmentGnRH agonists, usually depo-Lupron or Synarel, are often used for 2 to 3 months... Read more »

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