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1. Symptoms should provide clue to disease - Independent Tribune - Concord and Kannapolis
www.independenttribune.com/new - [Cached]Published on: 7/29/2002 Last Visited: 7/29/2002
Dr. Robert Chen, a emergency room physician at NorthEast Medical Center, said the rash that comes with the two diseases look different and should tip a doctor off as to the cause.
The rash that comes with hand, foot and mouth disease is more of a bright red rash, while the one associated with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever often looks like bruising.
He also said kids are usually still active and able to run and play with hand, foot and mouth disease.
"Kids with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever tend to get sicker and sicker," Chen said.
Because symptoms such as rash and fever could mean a lot of things, Chen said physicians will generally do a blood test.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is treatable if not allowed to progress too far.
Physicians should watch out for the disease and administer antibiotics if symptoms appear, Chen said.
"We are in a geographic location with a high prevalence of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever during a time of year with a high number of cases," he said. "Physicians should keep a high suspicion for it." -
2. Symptoms should provide clue to disease - Independent Tribune - Concord and Kannapolis
www.independenttribune.com/new - [Cached]Published on: 7/25/2002 Last Visited: 7/25/2002
Dr. Robert Chen, a emergency room physician at NorthEast Medical Center, said the rash that comes with the two diseases look different and should tip a doctor off as to the cause.
The rash that comes with hand, foot and mouth disease is more of a bright red rash, while the one associated with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever often looks like bruising.
He also said kids are usually still active and able to run and play with hand, foot and mouth disease.
"Kids with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever tend to get sicker and sicker," Chen said.
Because symptoms such as rash and fever could mean a lot of things, Chen said physicians will generally do a blood test.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is treatable if not allowed to progress too far.
Physicians should watch out for the disease and administer antibiotics if symptoms appear, Chen said.
"We are in a geographic location with a high prevalence of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever during a time of year with a high number of cases," he said. "Physicians should keep a high suspicion for it."
