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A Goorhuis1, P P A M van Thiel, S Middeldorp
1Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.goorhuis@amc.uva.nl
Abstract:
Travellers to tropical destinations who seek medical attention after returning to their home country often present with fever, frequently as a result of an imported infectious disease. For this reason, clinicians initially focus on an infectious cause when a clear relationship in time exists between travel and disease onset. We present a case of a patient, who developed fever 2 weeks after his return from Ghana and who was finally diagnosed with an auto-immune disease: arteritis of the large arteries. This case illustrates that broad differential diagnostic thinking is paramount in the assessment of returned travellers.
Insights
Fever after tropical travel can mimic infectious diseases. This case highlights the importance of considering autoimmune conditions like large artery arteritis in returned travelers.
Area of Science:
- Tropical medicine
- Autoimmune diseases
- Clinical diagnostics
Background:
- Returned travelers often present with fever, prompting initial suspicion of imported infectious diseases.
- Clinical assessment typically prioritizes infectious etiologies due to the temporal link between travel and symptom onset.
- Differential diagnosis in returned travelers can be challenging, necessitating a broad approach.
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