African Tick-Bite Fever; African tick typhus
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Etiology
Epidemiology
- South Africa
- emerging cause of influenza-like illness in travelers
- second only to malaria in travelers returning from Africa
Clinical manifestations
- evidence of tick bite (inoculation eschar)
- regional lymphadenitis
- persistent fever, headache, & myalgia
- malaise, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis[3]
- maculopapular, petechial or vesicular rash on the wrists, legs, & trunk[2]
Laboratory
- peripheral blood smear
- Rickettsia africae DNA (PCR done at CDC)
Management
More general terms
References
- ↑ Bohaty BR, Hebert AA African Tick-Bite Fever after a Game-Hunting Expedition. N Engl J Med 2015; 372:e14. March 5, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25738687 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1312910
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mack I, Ritz N. African Tick-Bite Fever. N Engl J Med 2019; 380:960. March 7, 2019 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30855745 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1810093
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022