Første danske tilfælde af tick-borne encefalitis trods forudgående vaccination

Nanna Skaarup Andersen, Micha Phill Grønholm Jepsen, Anne Møller Witt, Kristina Træholt Franck, Morten H Bestle

Abstrakt

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is spreading geographically, and new risk areas are expected throughout Denmark. In this case report, we describe the first Danish case of vaccine breakthrough tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in a 76-year old female suffering from severe symptoms with need of intensive-care therapy. We want to draw attention to TBE as a differential diagnosis in all undiagnosed patients with symptoms of viral encephalitis, regardless of travel history and vaccine status. TBEV can cause severe disease, especially in the elderly. Patients with vaccine breakthrough infection may develop a more severe disease than non-vaccinated.

Bidragets oversatte titelFirst Danish case of tick-borne encephalitis virus vaccine failure
OriginalsprogDansk
ArtikelnummerV11200812
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind183
Udgave nummer14
Sider (fra-til)1345-46
ISSN0041-5782
StatusUdgivet - 22 feb. 2021

Emneord

  • Aged
  • Denmark
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne/diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Travel

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