Tick talk: unusually severe case of tick-borne relapsing fever with acute respiratory distress syndrome--case report and review of the literature - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2008 Winter;19(4):280-6.

doi: 10.1580/07-WEME-CR-140.1.

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Tick talk: unusually severe case of tick-borne relapsing fever with acute respiratory distress syndrome--case report and review of the literature

Mary Schaefer Badger. Wilderness Environ Med. 2008 Winter.

Abstract

Borrelia hermsii causes tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) in the Pacific Northwest. There are few reports of TBRF-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. One such unusually severe case is described. Literature is reviewed including diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

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