Human ehrlichiosis diagnosed in Wisconsin.
A man developed a febrile illness shortly after he returned to Wisconsin from Florida, where he had received tick bites. This illness was associated with a rash, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and elevated hepatic enzymes, and it resolved on doxycycline. Serologic studies confirmed ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne rickettsial intraleukocytic infection endemic to the Southeastern United States. This case expands the spectrum of tick-borne illnesses that must be considered by Wisconsin clinicians.
Gilson
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Department of Medicine, Sinai Samaritan Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004536:Ehrlichia; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology
D004318:Doxycycline; D007052:Ibuprofen