Tick-borne lymphadenopathy-like condition in an African woman in Kenya

Abstract

A 30-year-old African woman in Kenya succumbed to severe swollen regional lymph nodes, development of painful boils and ulcer formation and rashes at specific tick-biting sites together with an intermittent fever and headache following repeated tick bites of Rhipicephalus pulchellus. She later developed nuchal lymphadenopathy-like condition and an eschar with edematous margins at bitten sites. A sustained high fever and fatigue then followed. She became well after treatment with antibiotics and topical application of anti-histamine daily for a week. This pose dangers of emerging tick-borne pathogens such as this one as their epidemiology, biology, socio-economics and prognosis remain unknown.

Keywords

Human host; inflammation; Rhipicephalus pulchellus; tick bites; tick-borne pathogens

Published in

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
2013, volume: 18, number: 10, pages: 918-921
Publisher: ISFAHAN UNIV MED SCIENCES

SLU Authors

• Natuluku Ondiaka, Sopher

  • Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Infectious Medicine

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/55154