Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection

Human ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne zoonosis first reported in the United States in 1986, is an increasingly recognized entity with a steadily broadening geographic distribution. We describe what we believe to be the first case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection associated with rhabdomyolysis.

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1995-10, Vol.21 (4), p.1056-1057
Main Authors: Shea, Kevin W., Calio, Anthony J., Klein, Natalie C., Cunha, Burke A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Reports
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis - immunology
Ehrlichia chaffeensis - isolation & purification
Ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichiosis - complications
Female
Fever
Follow-Up Studies
Hospital admissions
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Leukopenia
Lymphocytosis
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis - microbiology
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Summary:Human ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne zoonosis first reported in the United States in 1986, is an increasingly recognized entity with a steadily broadening geographic distribution. We describe what we believe to be the first case of Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection associated with rhabdomyolysis.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clinids/21.4.1056