Abstract
Tick-Borne Rickettsiosis in Traveler Returning from Honduras
Highlights
We report a patient with serologic evidence of rickettsiosis after a tick bite sustained during travel in Honduras
On the basis of infections documented in the Americas, R. rickettsii, R. africae, and other less well-known rickettsial pathogens such as R. parkeri or R. massiliae [1] are possible etiologic agents in our case
Our patient had not traveled to the areas of the Caribbean where transmission of R. africae has been documented, but he had lived in areas of the United States with potential transmission of rickettsial infections
Summary
Atypical herpes simplex virus encephalitis diagnosed by PCR amplification of viral DNA from CSF. Tick-Borne Rickettsiosis in Traveler Returning from Honduras Computed tomograph scan showing hemorrhage in edematous part of brain of patient with herpes simplex virus encephalitis, day 5 of hospitalization. Serosurveys detected rickettsial antibodies in humans in Central America in 1971 in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama [2,3].
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