Case report of African tick-bite fever from Poland.
A confirmed case of rickettsiosis acquired in South Africa and recognized in Poland was described. The patient fulfilled clinical criteria highly suggestive of African tick bite fever, such as eschars, regional lymphadenitis, cutaneous rash within 10 days after his return from sub-Saharan Africa. Infection with Rickettsia africae was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing.
Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. Head of Laboratory: Prof. Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska.
Tomasz
T
Chmielewski
1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Regional Specialist Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland. Head of Department: Prof. Krzysztof Simon MD, PhD.
Anna
A
Szymanek
Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. Head of Laboratory: Prof. Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska.
Ilona
I
Mączka
Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. Head of Laboratory: Prof. Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska.
Beata
B
Fiecek
Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. Head of Laboratory: Prof. Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska ; Division of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Wroclaw University of Medicine, Poland. Head of Division: Prof. Krzysztof Simon MD, PhD.
Krzysztof
K
Simon
Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. Head of Laboratory: Prof. Stanisława Tylewska-Wierzbanowska.
Stanisława
S
Tylewska-Wierzbanowska
Rickettsia africae; imported infection; polymerase chain reaction sequencing