Sodoku, 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 is caused by

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S. minus also 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 seen in patients with Sodoku and swollen lymph nodes are prominent. Febrile episodes are also more predictable in Sodoku.

Sodoku, Characterized by Swollen Lymph Nodes, Chills, Fever, Headache, Vomiting