African tick bite fever

Jakob Aaquist Johansen, Søren Thybo

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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 doxycyclin. The treatment should be given upon the clinical picture alone, since antibodies only reveal half of infected cases.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind173
Udgave nummer41
Sider (fra-til)2572-2573
Antal sider2
ISSN0041-5782
StatusUdgivet - 10 okt. 2011

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