• Wilderness Environ Med · Jan 2008

    Review Case Reports

    Tick talk: unusually severe case of tick-borne relapsing fever with acute respiratory distress syndrome--case report and review of the literature.

    • Mary Schaefer Badger.
    • Northside Internal Medicine, Spokane, WA 99208, USA. badgermary@mac.com
    • Wilderness Environ Med. 2008 Jan 1;19(4):280-6.

    AbstractBorrelia hermsii causes tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in the Pacific Northwest. There are few reports of TBRF-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. One such unusually severe case is described. Literature is reviewed including diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

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