[Borreliosis and pregnancy. (Review of the literature apropos of 1 case)]

Dakar Med. 1990;35(1):14-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

It exists, essentially, in two, epidemiological forms: recurrent fever (FR) carried by fleas, resulting in wide scale epidemics; recurrent fever carried by ticks (soft ticks) of the ornithodorus type which results in localized, endemo-sporadic manifestations throughout the world. The second type is the main one in these regions, but the first is not uncommon. The report covers a peculiar case of flea-borne borreliosis occurring in a pregnant woman and associated with the presence of HBS antigen and plasmodium falciparum malaria. Although the review of literature is not exhaustive, the affliction, notably its obstetric implications, are highlighted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / complications
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Falciparum / complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*
  • Relapsing Fever* / complications
  • Relapsing Fever* / epidemiology