Tick-borne lymphadenopathy is infectious disease, an uncommon tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia slovaca. It is transmitted exclusively by the Dermacentor marginatus tick. It is endemic to parts of east and south Europe.^[1]

Infection is associated with formation of an eschar at the site of the tick bite, constitutional symptoms (fever and pains), and lymphadenopathy chiefly affecting the neck. A maculopapular rash may sometimes also arise.^[1]

Epidemiology

Presence of R. slovaca has been documented in Slovakia, Czechia, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Switzerland, France, Portugal, as well as others.^[2]

Serologic evidence of infections has moreover been noted in Germany, Austria, and Lithuania.^[2]

See also

• Epidemic typhus
• Brill–Zinsser disease
• Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection
• List of cutaneous conditions

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