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

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 devel...

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Published in:Journal of research in medical sciences 2013-10, Vol.18 (10), p.918-921
Main Authors: Wanzala, Wycliffe, Ondiaka, Sopher Natuluku
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Human host
Infectious Medicine
Infektionsmedicin
inflammation
Rhipicephalus pulchellus
tick bites
tick-borne pathogens
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1735-1995
1735-7136