Open AccessDermatologic Manifestations of Tick-borne Diseases in Travelers
Author(s) -
Jose Henao Cordero,
Zachary Shepard,
Jonathan Schultz,
Sara Scherrer,
Andrés F Henao-Martínez,
Jessica Saifee,
Carlos FrancoParedes,
José Antonio Suárez,
Nelson Agudelo-Higuita
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current tropical medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2196-3045
DOI - 10.1007/s40475-021-00230-9
Subject(s) - tick , francisella tularensis , tick borne disease , transmission (telecommunications) , myalgia , tularemia , virology , medicine , biology , immunology , biochemistry , virulence , electrical engineering , gene , engineering
International and domestic travelers may acquire a wide variety of infectious diseases transmitted by exposure to insects. Exposure to ticks may be associated with systemic infections clinically suspected through skin and soft tissue manifestations along with fever, myalgia, headache, and other related symptoms. Cutaneous lesions may include eschars at the site of initial contact, maculopapular rashes, or others as the result of systemic dissemination of viral, Rickettsial, parasitic, and protozoan infections acquired by exposure to different types of ticks.