Ehrlichiosis with systemic sepsis syndrome.
The diversity of presenting symptoms with Ehrlichia infections makes diagnosis difficult. Rash is infrequent. A febrile illness in the summer with thrombocytopenia should arouse suspicion of possible ehrlichiosis.
Jackson
R T
RT
Columbia Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Jackson
J W
JW
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*