A Case of African Tick-Bite Fever in a Returning Traveler from Southern Africa / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
; : 202-207, 2022.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-925834
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
African tick-bite fever (ATBF), caused by Rickettsia africae, is the second most frequent cause of fever after malaria in travelers returning from Southern Africa. As the Korean outbound travelers are increasing every year, tick-borne rickettsial diseases as a cause of febrile illness are likely to increase. We describe a febrile Korean returning traveler who showed two eschars after visiting the rural field in Manzini, Swaziland. We performed nested polymerase chain reaction using the eschar and diagnosed the patient with ATBF. He was treated with oral doxycycline for 7 days, and recovered without any complications. We believe that the present case is the first ATBF case diagnosed in a Korean traveler.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Malaria
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article