Lyme Borreliosis with Scalp Eschar Mimicking Rickettsial Infection, Austria

We report on a patient in Austria with scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy. Rickettsial etiology was excluded by culture, PCR, and serologic tests. Borrelia afzelii was identified from the eschar swab by PCR. Lyme borreliosis can mimic rickettsiosis; appropriate tests should be included in the dia...

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Autores principales: Markowicz, Mateusz, Schötta, Anna-Margarita, Wijnveld, Michiel, Stanek, Gerold
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7454068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32818412
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.191256
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author Markowicz, Mateusz
Schötta, Anna-Margarita
Wijnveld, Michiel
Stanek, Gerold
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description We report on a patient in Austria with scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy. Rickettsial etiology was excluded by culture, PCR, and serologic tests. Borrelia afzelii was identified from the eschar swab by PCR. Lyme borreliosis can mimic rickettsiosis; appropriate tests should be included in the diagnostic workup of patients with eschars.
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spelling pubmed-74540682020-09-03 Lyme Borreliosis with Scalp Eschar Mimicking Rickettsial Infection, Austria Markowicz, Mateusz Schötta, Anna-Margarita Wijnveld, Michiel Stanek, Gerold Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report on a patient in Austria with scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy. Rickettsial etiology was excluded by culture, PCR, and serologic tests. Borrelia afzelii was identified from the eschar swab by PCR. Lyme borreliosis can mimic rickettsiosis; appropriate tests should be included in the diagnostic workup of patients with eschars. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7454068/ /pubmed/32818412 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.191256 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Lyme Borreliosis with Scalp Eschar Mimicking Rickettsial Infection, Austria
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title_full Lyme Borreliosis with Scalp Eschar Mimicking Rickettsial Infection, Austria
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title_short Lyme Borreliosis with Scalp Eschar Mimicking Rickettsial Infection, Austria
title_sort lyme borreliosis with scalp eschar mimicking rickettsial infection, austria
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7454068/
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