Elevated Troponin and Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever : A Case Report

We describe a patient with fever and borreliosis in the Northwestern Washington State, USA. The patient exhibited a classic Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction of tachycardia, hypotension, and thrombocytopenia following antimicrobial therapy, and she also developed an elevated serum cardiac troponin during...

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Published inCase reports in infectious diseases Vol. 2011; no. 2011; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Hoekstra, Kenneth A., Kelly, Michael T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2011
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Summary:We describe a patient with fever and borreliosis in the Northwestern Washington State, USA. The patient exhibited a classic Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction of tachycardia, hypotension, and thrombocytopenia following antimicrobial therapy, and she also developed an elevated serum cardiac troponin during therapy.
Bibliography:Academic Editors: F. Mansour-Ghanaei and G. Walder
ISSN:2090-6625
2090-6633
DOI:10.1155/2011/950314