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Black spots in the returning traveler

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: African tick bite fever (ATBF) is a rickettsial infection that should be considered as the cause of fever in travelers returning from endemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa or the Caribbean. Patients typically present with a flu-like syndrome and may demonstrate one or more cutaneous inoculation eschars as a diagnostic key. We present a case of ATBF in a pregnant woman following her trip to Swaziland. Her symptoms rapidly improved with institution of effective antimicrobial treatment with azithromycin and rifampin; she made a full recovery.

Source: Dermatology Online Journal

DOI: 10.5070/d31911020393

Authors: Anna K Haemel, Allison Bearden, B Jack Longley, Chistopher Crnich

Institutions: University of California, San Francisco, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, University of Wisconsin System, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Language: English

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $300