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

Wanzala, Wycliffe; Natuluku Ondiaka, Sopher

Sammanfattning

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.

Nyckelord

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

Publicerad i

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
2013, volym: 18, nummer: 10, sidor: 918-921
Utgivare: ISFAHAN UNIV MED SCIENCES

SLU författare

Natuluku Ondiaka, Sopher
- Institutionen för växtskyddsbiologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

UKÄ forskningsämne

Infektionsmedicin

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