Southern tick-associated rash illness - Revision history

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	== Microbiology ==		==Microbiology==

	* Unknown; although ''Borrelia lonestari'' has been proposed as the causative organism, this has not been confirmed		*Unknown; although ''Borrelia lonestari'' has been proposed as the causative organism, this has not been confirmed

	== Epidemiology ==		==Epidemiology==

	* Transmitted by the Lone star tick, ''Amblyomma americanum'', with a presumed deer reservoir		*Transmitted by the Lone star tick, ''[[Vector::Amblyomma americanum]]'', with a presumed deer reservoir
	* Present in southern and south-east US		*Present in southern and south-east US

	== Clinical Manifestations ==		==Clinical Manifestations==

	* Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::6 to 9 days]]		*Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::6 to 9 days]]
	* [[Causes::Erythema migrans]], similar to [[Lyme disease]]		*[[Causes::Erythema migrans]], similar to [[Lyme disease]]

	=== Coinfections ===		===Coinfections===

	* [[Human monocytic ehrlichiosis]]		*[[Human monocytic ehrlichiosis]]
	* [[Heartland virus]]		*[[Heartland virus]]
	* [[Q fever]]		*[[Q fever]]

	== Differential Diagnosis ==		==Differential Diagnosis==

	* Lyme disease		*[[Lyme disease]]

	== Management ==		==Management==

	* Reasonable to treat similarly to Lyme disease		*Reasonable to treat similarly to Lyme disease
	* Doxycycline for 10 to 30 days, or amoxicillin, or cefuroxime		*[[Is treated by::Doxycycline]] for 10 to 30 days, or [[Is treated by::amoxicillin]], or [[Is treated by::cefuroxime]]
	* Longer treatment favoured for signs of disseminated disease		*Longer treatment favoured for signs of disseminated disease

	[[Category:Vector-borne infections]]		[[Category:Vector-borne infections]]

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Clinical Manifestations

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	== Clinical Manifestations ==		== Clinical Manifestations ==

	* Incubation period of 6 to 9 days		* Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::6 to 9 days]]
	* Erythema migrans, similar to Lyme disease		* [[Causes::Erythema migrans]], similar to [[Lyme disease]]

	=== Coinfections ===		=== Coinfections ===

	* Human monocytic ehrlichiosis		* [[Human monocytic ehrlichiosis]]
	* Heartland virus		* [[Heartland virus]]
	* Q fever		* [[Q fever]]

	== Differential Diagnosis ==		== Differential Diagnosis ==

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	* Present in southern and south-east US		* Present in southern and south-east US

	== Clinical ~~Presentation~~ ==		== Clinical Manifestations ==

	* Incubation period of 6 to 9 days		* Incubation period of 6 to 9 days

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	= Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) =

	== Microbiology ==		== Microbiology ==

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	* Doxycycline for 10 to 30 days, or amoxicillin, or cefuroxime		* Doxycycline for 10 to 30 days, or amoxicillin, or cefuroxime
	* Longer treatment favoured for signs of disseminated disease		* Longer treatment favoured for signs of disseminated disease

			[[Category:Vector-borne infections]]

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= Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) =

== Microbiology ==

* Unknown; although ''Borrelia lonestari'' has been proposed as the causative organism, this has not been confirmed

== Epidemiology ==

* Transmitted by the Lone star tick, ''Amblyomma americanum'', with a presumed deer reservoir
* Present in southern and south-east US

== Clinical Presentation ==

* Incubation period of 6 to 9 days
* Erythema migrans, similar to Lyme disease

=== Coinfections ===

* Human monocytic ehrlichiosis
* Heartland virus
* Q fever

== Differential Diagnosis ==

* Lyme disease

== Management ==

* Reasonable to treat similarly to Lyme disease
* Doxycycline for 10 to 30 days, or amoxicillin, or cefuroxime
* Longer treatment favoured for signs of disseminated disease