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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2008 Sep;22(3):449–viii. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.006

Table 2.

Manifestations of tick-borne relapsing fever acquired in the northwestern United States and southwestern British Columbia

Sign or symptom % Sign or symptom %
Headache 94 Photophobia 25
Myalgia 92 Neck pain 24
Chills 88 Rash 18
Nausea 76 Dysuria 13
Arthralgia 73 Jaundice 10
Vomiting 71 Hepatomegaly 10
Abdominal pain 44 Splenomegaly 6
Confusion 38 Conjunctival injection 5
Dry cough 27 Eschar 2
Eye pain 26 Meningitis 2
Diarrhea 25 Nuchal rigidity 2
Dizziness 25