Re: Re:Rocky Mtn Spotted fever

April 12, 2010

Does anyone know the approximate geographic range of this tick-borne infection?

My daughter lives in Denver and hikes a lot in the mountains.

[ ] Re: Quick! Help! 3yo with tick! Update

You might want to take her to the nearest best pediatric hospital. My daughter

had Rocky Mtn. Sp. Fever that was almost missed because she was taking

antibiotics for fever (105), just not the right ones. She ended up in ICU for

10 days. Don't delay, press on til you find an infectious disease

doctor/hospital that takes you seriously. My daughter only had a 50/50 chance

by the time she reached the ICU. Happily all ended well, but she was lucky, saw

a case while she was there of a boy in which he was brain damaged after 24 hours

of fever.

all the best,

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> Thanks for the replies. I wasn't able to read this on the website or in my

email till this morning for some reason. The head is still in and we are taking

her to urgent care this morning. We talked to our on call ped and she of course

said we didn't need to worry unless there was a bull's eye rash. The problem is

yesterday after removing the tick she got extremely lethargic that afternoon. I

thought she just needed a nap because she'd acted tired the last couple of

afternoons when she doesn't normally nap. This was extreme though because she

mostly didn't want to bother talking even. Then the fever hit enough that she

felt hot and we noticed. Motrin helps briefly.

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> I am worried about possible Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I have no idea how

long the tick was on her. She's spiked a high fever and is miserable. I am just

worried they won't give her the proper abx. We live in the right location and

time of year for this but I sure as heck hope the fever is only a fluke and not

tick related but I still want her to get abx just in case. But it seems if you

want abx they no longer hand them out like candy.

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> Marcella

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