Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever, Southern Spain, 2004–2015
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is currently the only treatment option. Elevated intracranial pressure should be watched for, monitored, and aggressively managed. Hyperosmolar therapy, external ventricular drain placement, cooling, sedation, and paralysis have been used in the management of elevated intracranial pressure for other conditions and have been used with varying degrees of success in treating EEEV disease (9,10). Further research regarding the management of EEEV disease is needed.
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