• Rev Med Interne · Jun 2020

    Case Reports

    [Tick-borne relapsing fever : An unrecognized cause of fever in travellers].

    • S Ahmed Yahia, F Faibis, M Benmoussa, N Lantohasina, A Dupont, and T Ait Abdesselam.
    • Service de rhumatologie, Grand Hôpital de l'Est Francilien, site de Meaux, 6-8, rue Saint Fiacre, 77104 Meaux, France. Electronic address: sahmedyahia@ghef.fr.
    • Rev Med Interne. 2020 Jun 1; 41 (6): 418-420.

    IntroductionTick-borne relapsing fever is a usual cause of fever in West Africa. Except relapsing febrile episodes, there are no pathognomonic signs and diagnosis is difficult because Borrelia density in patient's blood is low.Case ReportsTick-borne relapsing fever was revealed by the presence of spirochetes in a blood sample to search malaria in two men, 24 and 31 year-old, returned from Mali.ConclusionThis diagnosis should be evocated in patients having fever after a trip in infested area, as malaria, both infections can be associated.Copyright © 2020 Société Nationale Française de Médecine Interne (SNFMI). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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