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Case report of African tick-bite fever from Poland.

ABSTRACT: A confirmed case of rickettsiosis acquired in South Africa and recognized in Poland was described. The patient fulfilled clinical criteria highly suggestive of African tick bite fever, such as eschars, regional lymphadenitis, cutaneous rash within 10 days after his return from sub-Saharan Africa. Infection with Rickettsia africae was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing.

SUBMITTER: Chmielewski T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3907904 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Case report of African tick-bite fever from Poland.

Chmielewski Tomasz T   Szymanek Anna A   Mączka Ilona I   Fiecek Beata B   Simon Krzysztof K   Tylewska-Wierzbanowska Stanisława S  

Postepy dermatologii i alergologii 20131218 6

A confirmed case of rickettsiosis acquired in South Africa and recognized in Poland was described. The patient fulfilled clinical criteria highly suggestive of African tick bite fever, such as eschars, regional lymphadenitis, cutaneous rash within 10 days after his return from sub-Saharan Africa. Infection with Rickettsia africae was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing. ...[more]

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