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

Autor:	Krzysztof Tomasiewicz, Joanna Krzowska-Firych, Dariusz Bielec, Cristina Socolovschi, Didier Raoult
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	African tick-bite fever Rickettsia africae Poland case report Agriculture Environmental sciences GE1-350
Zdroj:	Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 412-413 (2015)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1232-1966 1898-2263 12321966
DOI:	10.5604/12321966.1167703
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 38.4oC, 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.
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