Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis--a clinical case in Scandinavia.
A clinical case of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Scandinavia is presented. The patient developed high fever, myalgia, headache and dyspnoea. Doxycycline treatment resulted in a dramatic improvement. Laboratory confirmation included a fourfold change in anti-Ehrlichia equi IFA titre and a positive PCR confirmed by gene sequence analysis.
Department of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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Karlsson
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Bjöersdorff
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Massung
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Christensson
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline