BORRELIA RECURRENTIS AS A CAUSE OF HIGH GRADE FEVER IN RAWALAKOT, AZAD KASHMIR
Keywords:
Borrelia recurrentis,, fever, giemsa stainAbstract
Background: A descriptive study was conducted at Combined Military Hospital Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir to determine the frequency of Borrelia recurrentis.
Patients and Methods: Both out door and indoor cases were included. A total of 80 febrile patients with temperature above 1000C were studied. Cases showing any other cause of fever on routine / available tests were excluded. Borrelia recurrentis was sought by Giemsa stain. All positive cases were treated with Doxycycline.
Results: Nine cases were positive (11.25%). Treatment response was 100%.
Conclusion: Borrelia recurrentis is found in a significant number of febrile cases at Rawalakot Azad Kashmir.