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== Clinical Manifestations == |
== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* Incubation period of 6 to 9 days |
* Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::6 to 9 days]] |
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* Erythema migrans, similar to Lyme disease |
* [[Causes::Erythema migrans]], similar to [[Lyme disease]] |
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=== Coinfections === |
=== Coinfections === |
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* Human monocytic ehrlichiosis |
* [[Human monocytic ehrlichiosis]] |
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* Heartland virus |
* [[Heartland virus]] |
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* Q fever |
* [[Q fever]] |
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== Differential Diagnosis == |
== Differential Diagnosis == |
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Revision as of 13:39, 5 August 2020
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 Manifestations
- Incubation period of 6 to 9 days
- Erythema migrans, similar to Lyme disease
Coinfections
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
