Case report<br>Case report of African tick-bite fever from Poland

Tomasz Chmielewski; Anna Szymanek; Ilona Mączka; Beata Fiecek; Krzysztof Simon; Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska

doi:10.5114/pdia.2013.39438

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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii

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Case report
Case report of African tick-bite fever from Poland

Tomasz Chmielewski

,

Anna Szymanek

,

Ilona Mączka

,

Beata Fiecek

,

Krzysztof Simon

,

Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska

Postep Derm Alergol 2013; XXX, 6: 396–398

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2013.39438

Online publish date: 2013/12/18

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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 seque

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Case reportCase report of African tick-bite fever from Poland

Tomasz Chmielewski , Anna Szymanek , Ilona Mączka , Beata Fiecek , Krzysztof Simon , Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska

Rickettsia africae, polymerase chain reaction sequencing, imported infection

Case report
Case report of African tick-bite fever from Poland

Tomasz Chmielewski

,

Anna Szymanek

,

Ilona Mączka

,

Beata Fiecek

,

Krzysztof Simon

,

Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska