ICD-10 Code A68.1 | Tick-borne relapsing fever Symptoms, Diagnosis, Billing

Common symptoms include recurrent fever, severe headache, muscle pain, and fatigue. Some patients may also experience a rash or gastrointestinal symptoms.

Diagnosis is typically made through clinical evaluation, patient history of tick exposure, and laboratory tests confirming the presence of Borrelia species.

The primary treatment involves antibiotics such as doxycycline or tetracycline, usually administered for 7 to 14 days, depending on the severity of the infection.

Tick-borne relapsing fever is not contagious and cannot be transmitted from person to person. It is primarily spread through tick bites.