Lyme borreliosis presenting as severe back pain after Shinrin-Yoku (forest bathing) in southern Germany
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2021
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Travel medicine traditionally intends to prevent and manage imported infections in inhabitants from developed nations visiting the global South. This unidirectional view creates a gap, which has recently been recognized as an emerging topic in travel medicine, since nowadays emerging economies contribute significantly to international travel.1 Our case illustrates the diagnostic challenges of a patient in Chile presenting acute low back pain after returning from a trip to Germany. A 58-year-old otherwise healthy German woman, living in Chile since 8 years, attended Clínica Alemana with a 1- week history of low back pain, radiating into the left thigh, accompanied by headache and fatigue.
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Weitzel T, Perez I, Porte L. Lyme borreliosis presenting as severe back pain after Shinrin-Yoku (forest bathing) in southern Germany. J Travel Med. 2022 Mar 21;29(2):taab030. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab030. PMID: 33690837
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Borrelia burgdorferi complex, Bannwarth syndrome, Travel medicine, Low back pain, Neuroborreliosis, Tick-borne infections, Vector-borne diseases