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Human monocytic ehrlichiosis presenting as acute appendicitis during pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12384854     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) is caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an obligate intracellular bacterium that infects mononuclear phagocytic cells. We report a unique case of HME diagnosed in a woman who presented with abdominal pain and acute appendicitis during early pregnancy and whose condition progressively deteriorated to adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Authors:
Ann E Smith Sehdev; Paul S Sehdev; Ruth Jacobs; J Stephen Dumler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.     Date:  2002-10-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1537-6591     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2002 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-10-17     Completed Date:  2002-11-08     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203213     Medline TA:  Clin Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e99-102     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Adult
Appendicitis / etiology*,  microbiology
Ehrlichia chaffeensis*
Ehrlichiosis / complications*
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Monocytes / microbiology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / microbiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01-AI 41213/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Nov 15;37(10):1397-8   [PMID:  14583879 ]

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