Diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of tick-borne encephalitis – a two case reports

• Authors: Dominika Przetacznik , Natalia Leksa , David Aebisher , Sabina Galiniak , Seweryn Bartosz , Dawid Leksa , Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Introduction. The paper presents epidemiology, routes of infection, forms of the disease, diagnostic and treatment methods, and prophylaxis of tick-borne encephalitis. Aim. In this paper, we present two descriptions of the cases of tick-borne encephalitis. Description of the cases. Case 1. A 60-year-old man with fever up to 39 degrees for 3 days, multi-site headache and other body aches, as well as an earstuck feeling. The day before hospitalization, there was a feeling of numbness on the right side of the face from eye level to the chin and speech distortion. Case 2. A 60-year-old patient with headaches and an increase in temperature to 39 degrees for 3 days, who, approximately, three weeks earlier was ticked by a tick in the lower parts of the back. Conclusion. It is also important for doctors to take a broader view and to make society aware of that Lyme disease is not associated only with Lyme disease. Further work is also needed towards effective treatments for Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE).

Keywords

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diagnostic; tick borne encephalitis; treatments

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 135-140

Contributors

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Dominika Przetacznik

• Department of Neurology, MSWiA Hospital, Rzeszów, Poland

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Natalia Leksa

• Department of Neurology, MSWiA Hospital, Rzeszów, Poland
• Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland

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David Aebisher

• Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland

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Sabina Galiniak

• Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland

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Seweryn Bartosz

• Department of Neurology, MSWiA Hospital, Rzeszów, Poland

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Dawid Leksa

• Rzeszów Center for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Rzeszów, Poland

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Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher

• Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2020.2.10