Ehrlichiosis infection in a 5-year-old boy with neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and hepatosplenomegaly

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 324-327

  Schiffman, Joshua ^b   Haq, Mohammad ^a,b   Procopio, Fortunato ^a,b   Forman, Edwin N ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Ehrlichiosis; Hepatosplenomegaly; Neutropenia; Thrombocytopenia; Tick bite

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARACETAMOL;

ANEMIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TICK BITE;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; BONE MARROW DISEASES; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEVER; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; RHODE ISLAND; SEASONS; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TICKS;

EID: 0034923776     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200106000-00020     Document Type: Article

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