Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rash Mnemonic : [NEVER FORGET AGAIN]

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Here is a quick mnemonic “SPOTTED FEVER“ to remember about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

This can be valuable for patients as well as medical doctors, nurses & students doing their clinical rounds. You can also find it very useful for med exams like USMLE, NEET PG, FMGE, NExT & NCLEX exams

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rash : How To Remember Easily ?

  • S – Spreading centripetally; appears on palms and soles later in disease; lesion evolution from blanchable macules to petechiae.
  • P – Petechiae; rash beginning on wrists and ankles.
  • O – Tick vector; widespread but more common in southeastern and southwest-central U.S.
  • T – Tick vector; widespread but more common in southeastern and southwest-central U.S.
  • T – Tick vector; widespread but more common in southeastern and southwest-central U.S.
  • E – Evolution of lesions from blanchable macules to petechiae.
  • D – Disease with mortality rates up to 40% if untreated.
  • F – Fever, spotted rash on wrists and ankles.
  • E – Evolution of lesions from blanchable macules to petechiae.
  • V – Vector-borne disease transmitted by ticks.
  • E – Evolution of lesions from blanchable macules to petechiae.
  • R – Rash beginning on wrists and ankles.
 
 

Mnemonic : SPOTTED FEVER

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