title: Illness in the Returned International Traveler.
abstract: Familiarity with the distribution, mode of transmission, and risk factors for acquisition of illnesses commonly transmitted to travelers to low-income nations can help guide clinicians in their work-up of an ill returned traveler. The 3 most common categories of illness in returned international travelers are gastrointestinal illness, fever, and dermatoses. Diarrhea is the most common illness reported in returned international travelers. Fever is a marker of a potentially significant illness; work-up of the ill febrile returned traveler should be conducted promptly.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine, Global Health, University of Washington, Box 358732, Seattle, WA 98125, USA. Electronic address: casanfo@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sanford
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine, The Everett Clinic at Snohomish, 401 2nd Street, Snohomish, WA 98290, USA; Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington Family Medicine Residency, 331 Northeast Thornton Place, Seattle, WA 98125, USA.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014195:Travel; D057236:Travel Medicine
keywords: Dermatology; Diarrhea; Eosinophilia; Fever; Gastrointestinal; Infectious disease; Post-travel illness; Travel medicine