Streptobacillary Fever (Rat-Bite Fever)

Seeking a medical evaluation makes sense when, after the bite or contact with a rodent, fever, joint pain and skin eruptions appear. Recognizing that history is key to guiding the workup.

Streptobacillary fever is a bacterial infection, one of the forms of the so-called rat-bite fever, transmitted mainly by contact with rodents or their secretions.

Usual manifestations: it is usually described as fever that comes and goes, pain in muscles and joints and, at times, skin lesions.

Which specialist treats it? Because of its infectious origin, infectious disease medicine is the field of reference, and the general practitioner can guide the first evaluation. If you have a history of contact with rodents and present these symptoms, the safest thing is to have a professional evaluate your case without delay.