Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/15885049
Switch to
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
6
|
| pubmed:dateCreated |
2005-5-11
|
| pubmed:abstractText |
The aim of the study was to chart incidence and clinical features of tick-borne relapsing fever in Tanzania. Consecutive patients with fever and spirochetes demonstrated in a thick blood smear at Haydom Lutheran Hospital from 1 January to 31 December 2003 underwent clinical and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination. Forty-four patients were included, making an estimated minimum annual incidence of 11 per 100 000 population in this region. The mortality rate was 2.3% (95% CI = 0-12). The most frequent complaints were generalized malaise (93%), headache (86%), nausea and vomiting (52%). None of the patients [0% (95% CI = 0-8)] had focal neurological symptoms. Cell count in CSF was normal in 22 and slightly elevated (6-12 leukocytes/mm(3)) in 20 patients. Two of three pregnancies had a poor outcome. Jarisch-Herxheimer reactions, bleeding complications and ocular manifestations were infrequent. In conclusion, tick-borne relapsing fever is a common disease in the Northern highland of Tanzania, but in contrast to other parts of the world, neurological involvement is uncommon in this area.
|
| pubmed:language |
eng
|
| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
|
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
|
| pubmed:month |
Jun
|
| pubmed:issn |
1351-5101
|
| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
|
| pubmed:volume |
12
|
| pubmed:owner |
NLM
|
| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
|
| pubmed:pagination |
449-52
|
| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
|
| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Borrelia Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Confidence Intervals,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Demography,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Headache,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Hemorrhage,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Nausea,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Nervous System Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Relapsing Fever,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Survival Rate,
pubmed-meshheading:15885049-Tanzania
|
| pubmed:year |
2005
|
| pubmed:articleTitle |
Absence of focal neurological involvement in tick-borne relapsing fever in northern Tanzania.
|
| pubmed:affiliation |
Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Haydom, p.o. Mbulu, Tanzania.
|
| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
|