Open AccessCase Report: Clinical Features of a Case of Suspected Borrelia miyamotoi Disease in Hokkaido, Japan
Author(s) -
Kimiaki Yamano,
Takuya Ito,
Kaori Kiyanagi,
Hirotaka Yamazaki,
Mutsubu Sugawara,
Takashige Saito,
Norio Ohashi,
Aya ZamotoNiikura,
Kozue Sato,
Hiroki Kawabata
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1476-1645
pISSN - 0002-9637
DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0699
Subject(s) - relapsing fever , borrelia , lyme disease , seroconversion , medicine , ixodes persulcatus , xenodiagnosis , tick , virology , immunology , biology , antibody , borrelia burgdorferi , parasite hosting , trypanosoma cruzi , world wide web , computer science
We herein report a case of suspected Borrelia miyamotoi disease in Hokkaido, Japan. The patient complained of lassitude, arthralgia, and high fever after a tick bite. Furthermore, at the time of consultation, the patient exhibited momentary loss of consciousness and low blood pressure. Laboratory tests revealed elevation of liver enzymes, thrombocytopenia, and increased C-reactive protein. Seroconversion to B. miyamotoi glycerophosphoryl diester phosphodiesterase antigen suggested the patient was infected with a relapsing fever group Borrelia species.
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