dc.contributor.author |
Wanzala, Wycliffe |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ondiaka, Sopher N. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-11-28T08:46:11Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-11-28T08:46:11Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2013-10 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
J Res Med Sci. Oct 2013; 18(10): 918–921. |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897081/ |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/223 |
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dc.description.abstract |
A 30-year-old African woman in Kenya succumbed to severe swollen regional lymph nodes, development of painful boils and ulcer formation and rashes at specific tick-biting sites together with an intermittent fever and headache following repeated tick bites of Rhipicephalus pulchellus. She later developed nuchal lymphadenopathy-like condition and an eschar with edematous margins at bitten sites. A sustained high fever and fatigue then followed. She became well after treatment with antibiotics and topical application of anti-histamine daily for a week. This pose dangers of emerging tick-borne pathogens such as this one as their epidemiology, biology, socio-economics and prognosis remain unknown. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Medknow Publications |
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dc.subject |
Human host |
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dc.subject |
inflammation |
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dc.subject |
Rhipicephalus pulchellus |
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dc.subject |
tick bites |
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dc.subject |
tick-borne pathogens |
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dc.title |
Tick-borne lymphadenopathy-like condition in an African woman in Kenya |
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dc.type |
Article |
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