Elevated Troponin and Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever: A Case Report. (9th October 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hoekstra, Kenneth A.; Kelly, Michael T.
• Other Names: Mansour-Ghanaei F. Academic Editor.; Walder G. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in infectious diseases. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-10-09
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases; Infectious Disease Medicine; Communicable diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1155/2011/950314
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6625

Abstract

Abstract : 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.