| Autor: |
Cherie N. Dahm, MD, BSN, Bin Q. Yang, MD, Daniel E. Clark, MD, MPH, William C. Armstrong, MD, Lynne W. Stevenson, MD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 420-425 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-0849 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.042 |
| Popis: |
We present 3 cases at a single institution of human monocytic ehrlichiosis resulting in myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Contrary to previously published studies in which case fatalities were only as high as 1%, 2 of the 3 patients we discuss experienced a fulminant course resulting in death despite appropriate doxycycline treatment. Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is rarely a cause of myocarditis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, but a high degree of suspicion is important because early empirical therapy may decrease morbidity and mortality. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) |
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