First report of African tick-bite fever in a South American traveler

被引：11

作者：

Angerami, Rodrigo N. ^{[1
,2
]}

Krawczak, Felipe S. ^{[3
]}

Nieri-Bastos, Fernanda A. ^{[3
]}

Santos, Fabiana ^{[4
]}

Medorima, Claudio ^{[1
]}

Resende, Mariangela Ribeiro ^{[1
]}

Labruna, Marcelo B. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Hosp Clin, Campinas, SP, Brazil

[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Sch Med Sci, Campinas, SP, Brazil

[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Vet Med, Dept Prevent Vet Med & Anim Hlth, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva 87,Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

[4] Adolfo Lutz Inst, State Hlth Secretary, Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

SAGE OPEN MEDICAL CASE REPORTS | 2018年 / 6卷

关键词：

Rickettsia africae; spotted fever; rickettsiosis; Brazil;

D O I：

10.1177/2050313X18775301

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

We report a clinical case of African tick-bite fever in a Brazilian traveler right after his return from South Africa. Definitive diagnosis was supported by seroconversion between acute-phase and convalescent-phase serum samples, detection of rickettsial DNA in skin lesions, and in vitro culture of Rickettsia africae from the patient's skin. Most of the previous reported cases of African tick-bite fever were confirmed solely by serological or/and molecular methods. Through this first confirmed case of African tick-bite fever in Brazil, it is quite possible that other cases are occurring unnoticed by the health authorities, requiring a greater vigilance in traveler's medicine in South America.

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