Ehrlichiosis: A Unique Presentation of Fatal Sepsis in an Immunocompetent Adult.

amblyomma americanum ehrlichia chaffeensis ehrlichiosis fatal ehrlichiosis lone star tick tick-borne disease tick-borne disease risk factors tick-borne illness

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2024
Historique:
accepted: 09 02 2024
medline: 12 3 2024
pubmed: 12 3 2024
entrez: 12 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Ehrlichiosis is a vector-borne illness transmitted by the lone star tick (

Identifiants

pubmed: 38468992
doi: 10.7759/cureus.53932
pmc: PMC10925482
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e53932

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024, Mazin et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Auteurs

Lauren N Mazin (LN)

Internal Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, USA.

Christopher J Peterson (CJ)

Internal Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, USA.

Christi A Stewart (CA)

Palliative Care, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, USA.

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