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

Krzysztof Tomasiewicz; Joanna Krzowska-Firych; Dariusz Bielec; Cristina Socolovschi; Didier Raoult

doi:10.5604/12321966.1167703

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (Sep 2015)

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

Krzysztof Tomasiewicz,
Joanna Krzowska-Firych,
Dariusz Bielec,
Cristina Socolovschi,
Didier Raoult

Affiliations

Krzysztof Tomasiewicz: Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
Joanna Krzowska-Firych: Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
Dariusz Bielec: Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
Cristina Socolovschi: Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes URMITE, UMR-IRD198, d’Université Aix Marseille, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France
Didier Raoult: Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes URMITE, UMR-IRD198, d’Université Aix Marseille, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/12321966.1167703
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 3
pp. 412 – 413

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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.

Published in Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

ISSN: 1232-1966 (Print); 1898-2263 (Online)
Publisher: Institute of Rural Health
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Agriculture; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: http://www.aaem.pl/

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