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African tick bite fever--papulovesicular exanthem with fever after staying in South Africa.
- Source :
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Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG [J Dtsch Dermatol Ges] 2008 May; Vol. 6 (5), pp. 379-81. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Nov 14. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- In the wake of expanding international tourism, rickettsioses are increasingly observed also in central Europe. African tick bite fever is a recently described, acute febrile illness with characteristic skin lesions. It is caused by Rickettsia africae, which is transmitted to humans by ticks of the Amblyomma genus. A 60-year-old woman presented with a papulovesic-ular exanthem, fever, and headache after returning from South Africa. A purple nodule with central necrosis ("tache noire"or "inoculation eschar") was noticed on the lower leg. Antibodies against rickettsia of the spotted fever group were detected serologically. Oral doxycycline led to clearance of the disease after few days of treatment.
- Subjects :
- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Doxycycline therapeutic use
Exanthema drug therapy
Female
Fever drug therapy
Humans
Middle Aged
Rickettsia Infections drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous drug therapy
South Africa
Tick-Borne Diseases drug therapy
Treatment Outcome
Exanthema diagnosis
Fever diagnosis
Rickettsia Infections diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous diagnosis
Tick-Borne Diseases diagnosis
Travel
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English; German
- ISSN :
- 1610-0387
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18021248
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.006435.x