Abstract
This paper describes the epidemiological and clinical features of a tick-borne disease differing somewhat from other tick-borne diseases found previously in Spain. All patients were bitten by Dermacentor marginatus or a large tick. The clinical features include a crustaceous or necrotic lesion at the site of the tick's attachment, surrounded by an erythema (erythema migrans-like) and painful regional lymphadenopathies. The probable aetiological agent is Rickettsia slovaca. Similar cases have been reported in other European countries.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Dermacentor / microbiology*
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Erythema / microbiology
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Erythema / physiopathology
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Female
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Humans
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Insect Bites and Stings*
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Lymphatic Diseases / microbiology
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Lymphatic Diseases / physiopathology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Necrosis
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Rickettsia / isolation & purification
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Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology
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Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
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Rickettsia Infections / physiopathology
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Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology*
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Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology
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Tick-Borne Diseases / physiopathology*
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Zoonoses / epidemiology*
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Zoonoses / microbiology