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

Dominika Przetacznik
Natalia Leksa
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David Aebisher
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Sabina Galiniak
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Seweryn Bartosz
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Dawid Leksa
Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher
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Department of Neurology, MSWiA Hospital, Rzeszów, Poland
Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
Department of Biochemistry and General Chemistry Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
Department of Neurology, MSWiA Hospital, Rzeszów, Poland
Rzeszów Center for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Rzeszow, Poland
Department of Biochemistry and General Chemistry, Medical College of the University of Rzeszow, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
Received: 19 February 2020 / Accepted: 12 April 2020 / Published: 30 June 2020

Abstract

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).

 

Cite

Przetacznik D, Leksa N, Aebisher D, Galiniak S, Bartosz S, Leksa D, Bartusik-Aebisher D. Diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of tick-borne encephalitis – a two case reports. Eur J Clin Exp Med. 2020;18(2):135–140. doi: 10.15584/ejcem.2020.2.10

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