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Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Italy
Author(s) -
RUSCIO MAURIZIO,
CINCO MARINA
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07387.x
Subject(s) - ehrlichiosis , seroconversion , leukopenia , lyme disease , medicine , virology , ehrlichia chaffeensis , immunology , ehrlichia , tick , toxicity , virus
A bstract : We report here the two first cases of human ehrlichiosis described in Italy. One patient presented symptoms indicative of ehrlichiosis, such as fever, conjunctivitis, and increase of hepatic enzymes; HGE was confirmed by fourfold seroconversion for HGE antigen. The second patient, a forest worker, was affected by Lyme disease, and in this case HGE was suspected because of fever, leukopenia, and seroconversion.