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

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

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

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 879957
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 38.4[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.

travelers fever;Rickettsia africae infection;African tick-bite fever

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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