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- Title
Lyme Borreliosis with Scalp Eschar Mimicking Rickettsial Infection, Austria.
- Authors
Markowicz, Mateusz; Schötta, Anna-Margarita; Wijnveld, Michiel; Stanek, Gerold
- Abstract
We report on a patient in Austria with scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy. Rickettsial etiology was excluded by culture, PCR, and serologic tests. Borrelia afzelii was identified from the eschar swab by PCR. Lyme borreliosis can mimic rickettsiosis; appropriate tests should be included in the diagnostic workup of patients with eschars.
- Subjects
AUSTRIA; RICKETTSIAL diseases; LYME disease; SERODIAGNOSIS; SCALP; ETIOLOGY of diseases; LYME disease diagnosis; RICKETTSIAL disease diagnosis; GRAM-negative bacteria
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 9, p2193
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2609.191256