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Neurologic abnormalities in a patient with human ehrlichiosis
J R Harkess1, D Stucky, S A Ewing
1Epidemiology Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City 73152.
Southern Medical Journal
|November 1, 1990
Summary
Human ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness, can affect the central nervous system. Our case highlights neurological symptoms like altered mental status, likely from CNS vasculitis, and notes rare intraleukocytic inclusions.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurology
- Rickettsial Infections
Background:
- Human ehrlichiosis is a significant tick-borne rickettsial disease.
- Common symptoms include fever, headache, and myalgias.
- Neurological manifestations are less common but can be severe.