Table 1 Symptoms reported at inclusion by the two groups of patients: those with fever after a tick bite and those with an erythema migrans
Symptoma | Fever + tick bite group (N = 14) | EM patient group (N = 119) |
|---|---|---|
n/Nb (%) | n/Nb (%) | |
Fever at inclusion (> 37.5 °C) | 13/13 (100%) | 5/118 (4%) |
 Fever, measured | 8/13 | 3/118 |
 Fever, not measured | 5/13 | 2/118 |
 Unknown | 0/13 | 15/118 |
Fatigue | 14/14 (100%) | 41/115 (36%) |
Night-sweats | 10/13 (77%) | 18/115 (16%) |
Muscle pain (local/general) | 10/14 (71%) | 33/110 (30%) |
Headache | 10/14 (71%) | 29/116 (25%) |
Joint pain | 8/14 (57%) | 29/113 (26%) |
Neck pain | 7/13 (54%) | 24/114 (21%) |
Swollen joints | 3/14 (21%) | 10/113 (9%) |
Cognitive difficulties | 3/14 (21%) | 17/115 (15%) |
Nausea | 2/14 (14%) | 10/116 (9%) |