title: [African Tick Bite Fever upon game hunting in South Africa].
abstract: The incident of spotted fever imported to Denmark is unknown. We present a classic case of African Tick Bite Fever (ATBF) to highlight a disease, which frequently infects wildlife enthusiasts and hunters on vacation in South Africa. ATBF has a good prognosis and is easily treated with doxycycline. The treatment should be given upon the clinical picture alone, since antibodies only reveal half of infected cases.
authors: Akutafdelingen, Køge Sygehus, Denmark. jaaj@dadlnet.dk
authors: Jakob Aaquist
authors: JA
authors: Johansen
authors: Søren
authors: S
authors: Thybo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013019:South Africa; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline