Human Anaplasmosis Presenting as Atypical Pneumonitis in France
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- 15 September 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 37 (6) , 846-848
- https://doi.org/10.1086/377502
Abstract
Human anaplasmosis is a febrile illness caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. an intracellular bacterium transmitted by Ixodes ticks in the United States and Europe. Although cough is reported in 30% of the American cases, interstitial pneumonitis has been noted only once. Of the 9 confirmed cases reported in Europe, 3 presented with atypical pneumonitis. A. phagocytophilum should be added to the list of agents responsible for interstitial pneumonitis, especially in areas where human anaplasmosis is endemic.Keywords
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