1.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2009 Apr-Jun; 52(2): 294-5
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-73661
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Indian J Pathol Microbiol
;
2008 Apr-Jun; 51(2): 292-3
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-74338
RESUMO
Relapsing fever is an acute febrile illness caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. The high fevers of presenting patients spontaneously abate and then recur. Here we report a 50-year-old woman having relapsing fever associated with thrombocytopenia. Giemsa staining of peripheral blood smear revealed spiral organisms morphologically resembling Borrelia. A rare case of relapsing fever which was successfully treated with doxycycline is discussed.