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

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

Ann Agric Environ Med. 2015;22(3):412-3. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1167703.

Authors

Krzysztof Tomasiewicz¹, Joanna Krzowska-Firych¹, Dariusz Bielec¹, Cristina Socolovschi², Didier Raoult²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
² Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes URMITE, UMR-IRD198, d'Université Aix Marseille, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France.

PMID: 26403104
DOI: 10.5604/12321966.1167703

Abstract

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(o)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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Doxycycline / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Poland
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
Rickettsia Infections / diagnosis*
Rickettsia Infections / drug therapy
Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
South Africa
Tick-Borne Diseases / diagnosis*
Tick-Borne Diseases / drug therapy
Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology
Travel
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Doxycycline