ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
- Jessica Devine
- Aug 2, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 21
Here is information about Rocky Mountain Spotted fever and some other Rickettsial infections. It is brutal. Wishing I didn't have this, BUT it is in remission!
INITIAL SYMPTOMS:
HIGH FEVER
SEVERE HEADACHE
ABDOMINAL PAIN (with or without vomiting) MUSCLE PAIN
SPOTTED RASH (red or pink spots begin at the wrist and/or ankles, and spreads outward from there) not always present as 10 to 15% of people never get the rash.
MOST REPORTED SYMPTOMS:
CHILLS
CONFUSION/ NEUROLOGICAL CHANGES
CONGESTED CIRCULATION (blotchy and mottled skin)-congested feeling in body
DIARRHEA
EDEMA (common)
EXTREME FATIGUE
FEVER
HALLMARK SYMPTOM (rash on the palms and soles)
HEADACHE
LACK OF APPETITE
MUSCLE/JOINT
MUSCULOSKELETAL(numbness, tingling, aches and pains)**Most prominent symptom
NAUSEA AND VOMITING
RESPIRATORY CONCERNS
SKIN AND SCALP RASHES
SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT
STAGNANT THICK BLOOD
STOMACH PAIN
VASCULAR DAMAGE
RASH: (red or pink spots, resembling measles) NOT everyone gets the rash. 10 to 15% never develop the rash.
*when vascular, musculoskeletal and less brain-related, doctors should investigate a Rickettsia-like infection
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever can result in severe complications such as:
Nerve damage
Hearing loss
Jaundice
Seizures
Paralysis
Coma
More severe conditions that can arise from a Rickettsia infection include congestive heart failure, organ failure, myocarditis, endocarditis, and glomerulonephritis.
RESOURCES:
JUNE 2024
"The best antibiotic to use is Doxycycline because it treats Lyme and can treat the other tick borne infections like anaplasma, ehrlichia, babesia, bartonella, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever if they are present. For an adult I recommend 100 mg 2 times a day. For a child of any age I recommend 2.2 mg/kg 2 times a day. I use this dose in children of any age for up to three weeks.
If someone cannot take doxycycline, the alternative antibiotics include amoxicillin, cefuroxime, and azithromycin. However, there are no studies showing the proper dose or duration of these alternatives."
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