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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Safdar, Nasia ; Love, Robert B. ; Maki, Dennis G.
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Description:
We describe a case of human ehrlichiosis in a lung transplant recipient and review published reports on ehrlichiosis in immunocompromised patients. Despite early therapy with doxycycline, our patient had unusually severe illness with features of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Of 23 reported cases of ehrlichiosis in immunocompromised patients, organ failure occurred in all patients and 6 (25%) died.
Subject:
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Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Dispatch
Doxycycline
Ehrlichia Chaffeensis
Ehrlichiosis
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Lung Transplantation
Male
Postoperative Complications
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
Ehrlichiosis

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 8(3):320-323.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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