Premium
Fever and Multiple Eschars After an African Safari: Report of Three Cases
Author(s) -
Albízuri Prado Fátima,
Sánchez Alba,
Feito Marta,
Mayor Ander,
Rodriguez Ana,
Lucas Raúl
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13163
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , malaria , incidence (geometry) , tropical disease , tick borne disease , tick , pediatrics , rickettsiosis , spotted fever , dermatology , demography , disease , veterinary medicine , rickettsia , virology , immunology , pathology , virus , physics , sociology , optics
Abstract African tick‐bite fever ( ATBF ), a tickborne disease endemic in rural areas of sub‐Saharan Africa and the West Indies caused by Rickettsia africae , has been recognized as an emerging health problem in recent years. ATBF has been reported as the second most commonly documented etiology of fever, after malaria, in travelers who return ill from sub‐Saharan Africa. Most cases reported in the literature occurred in middle‐aged adults, so the incidence of ATBF in children is unclear. We report a cluster of three cases of ATBF that occurred in children ages 7 to 16 years after returning from a game‐hunting safari in South Africa.