Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis presenting with acute renal failure and mimicking thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 677-681

  Modi, Kulwant S ^a   Dahl, David C ^a   Berkseth, Robert O ^a   Schut, Ronald ^a   Greeno, Edward ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Ehrlichiosis; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; TIMENTIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 0032705170     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013541     Document Type: Article

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