Which of the following causes sodoku, which is characterized by swollen lymph nodes, chills, fever, headache, vomiting, and often severe joint pains, a rash on the palms, soles of the feet, and other extremities, and a granulomatous lesion?
a. S. moniliformis
b. S. minus
c. Bordetella spp.
d. Pasteurella spp.
B
S. minus causes rat-bite fever in humans and is referred to as sodoku. The clinical signs and symptoms are similar to those caused by S. moniliformis, except that arthritis is rarely observed in patients with sodoku, and swollen lymph nodes are prominent. Febrile episodes are also more predictable in sodoku.
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