| Tick-borne lymphadenopathy | |
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| Specialty | Infectious diseases |
Tick-borne lymphadenopathy is infectious disease, an uncommontick-bornerickettsiosis caused byRickettsia slovaca. It is transmitted exclusively by theDermacentormarginatus tick. It is endemic to parts of east and south Europe.[1]
Infection is associated with formation of aneschar at the site of the tick bite,constitutional symptoms (fever and pains), andlymphadenopathy chiefly affecting the neck. Amaculopapular rash may sometimes also arise.[1]
Presence ofR. slovaca has been documented in Slovakia, Czechia, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Switzerland, France, Portugal, as well as others.[2]
Serologic evidence of infections has moreover been noted in Germany, Austria, and Lithuania.[2]
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