title: [Sub-Saharan traveler with papulovesicular exanthema and flu-like symptoms].
abstract: African tick bite fever (ATBF) is an infectious disease commonly observed in travelers to sub-Saharan Africa. Because the presentation of the disease is often not specific, ATBF is frequently not diagnosed or confused with Mediterranean spotted fever. We present the case of a 63-year-old woman with typical history and symptoms. The diagnosis of ATBF was serologically confirmed by immunofluoroscence. ATBF is an important differential diagnosis of fever in patients returning from sub-Saharan Africa.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Universitätspoliklinik, Universitätsspital Basel, Schweiz.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strub
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weisser
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bassetti
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D023341:Chills / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014195:Travel