Ehrlichiosis with pancytopenia and ARDS

As illustrated by the case described in this report, the possibility of ehrlichiosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of sulfasalazine toxicity/drug fever and other febrile illnesses presenting with pancytopenia/leukopenia and pulmonary abnormalities, when patients have been expose...

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Published inNew Jersey medicine Vol. 92; no. 6; p. 381
Main Authors Paparone, P W, Ljubich, P, Rosman, G A, Nazha, N T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1995
Subjects
Adult
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Diagnosis, Differential
Doxycycline - therapeutic use
Ehrlichia chaffeensis - immunology
Ehrlichia chaffeensis - isolation & purification
Ehrlichiosis - complications
Ehrlichiosis - diagnosis
Ehrlichiosis - drug therapy
Female
Humans
Pancytopenia - complications
Pancytopenia - diagnosis
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - complications
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - diagnosis
Serologic Tests
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Summary:As illustrated by the case described in this report, the possibility of ehrlichiosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of sulfasalazine toxicity/drug fever and other febrile illnesses presenting with pancytopenia/leukopenia and pulmonary abnormalities, when patients have been exposed to known tick-infested areas. Furthermore, the possibility of delayed serologic confirmation of Ehrlichia infection should be integrated into the diagnostic process as well.
ISSN:0885-842X