A case report of relapsing fever.
Relapsing fever is an acute febrile illness caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. The high fevers of presenting patients spontaneously abate and then recur. Here we report a 50-year-old woman having relapsing fever associated with thrombocytopenia. Giemsa staining of peripheral blood smear revealed spiral organisms morphologically resembling Borrelia. A rare case of relapsing fever which was successfully treated with doxycycline is discussed.
Aher
Atul R
AR
Department of Microbiology, People's College of Medical Science and Research Centre, Bhopal, India. atulaher@hotmail.com
Shah
Harshada
H
Rastogi
Vichal
V
Tukaram
Prabhu K
PK
Choudhury
Reshmi Chanda
RC
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology; D001898:Borrelia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D026861:Ornithodoros / Q000382:microbiology; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000382:microbiology; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline