First case of imported African tick-bite fever in Poland – Case report

Autor:	Joanna Krzowska-Firych, Didier Raoult, Krzysztof Tomasiewicz, Dariusz Bielec, Cristina Socolovschi
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Male medicine.medical_specialty travelers fever Rickettsia africae infection African tick-bite fever Treatment outcome Eschar Biology African tick bite fever Polymerase Chain Reaction lcsh:Agriculture South Africa parasitic diseases Rickettsia africae Maculopapular rash medicine Humans case report Rickettsia Waste Management and Disposal Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics lcsh:Environmental sciences Doxycycline lcsh:GE1-350 Travel Tick-borne disease Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:S Rickettsia Infections Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Virology Dermatology Anti-Bacterial Agents Treatment Outcome Tick-Borne Diseases Poland medicine.symptom medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 412-413 (2015) Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 879957, Pp 412-413 (2015)
ISSN:	1898-2263 1232-1966
Popis:	This is the first report of a case of African tick bite fever (ATBF) imported to Poland from South-Africa. The patient presented with fever of 38.4[sup]o[/sup]C, generalized maculopapular rash and single eschar. Diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from eschar biopsies. The patient recovered without any sequelae after 7 days treatment with doxycycline.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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