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Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.011

1557-9824

Johan Bakken, Stephen J. Dumler,

Dermatological diseases and infestations

Tick-borne infections have been recognized in the United States for more than a century. Patients who present with nonspecific fever after exposure to ticks should be evaluated by clinical examination and routine laboratory testing to determine if the illness is potentially a tick-borne infection. This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum.