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

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (2015) 22(3) 412-413
DOI: 10.5604/12321966.1167703
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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 °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.

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Tomasiewicz, K., Krzowska-Firych, J., Bielec, D., Socolovschi, C., & Raoult, D. (2015). First case of imported African tick-bite fever in Poland – case report. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 22(3), 412–413. https://doi.org/10.5604/12321966.1167703

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