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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients with | Patients with ehrlichiosis will often display a fever and myalgia, along with heightened blood pressure and an increase heart rate. Some populations of patients have displayed a mauculopapular rash which is often indicative of an HME infection. It is important for the physician to differentiate between different ehrlichiosis infection agents since certain strains of ''ehrlichiae'' result in a higher degree of infection severity. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
====Vitals==== | ====Vitals==== | ||
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* [[ | * [[Tachycardia]] | ||
* | * Changes in [[Blood pressure]] | ||
====Skin==== | ====Skin==== | ||
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* [[Purpura]] - can be a presenting feature. <ref>{{cite journal |author=Marty AM, Dumler JS, Imes G, Brusman HP, Smrkovski LL, Frisman DM|title=Ehrlichiosis mimicking thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Case report and pathological correlation |journal=Hum. Pathol. |volume=26|issue=8 |pages=920–5 |year=1995 |month=August |pmid=7635455 |url=http://www.humanpathol.com/article/0046-8177(95)90017-9/abstract|doi=10.1016/0046-8177(95)90017-9}}</ref> | * [[Purpura]] - can be a presenting feature. <ref>{{cite journal |author=Marty AM, Dumler JS, Imes G, Brusman HP, Smrkovski LL, Frisman DM|title=Ehrlichiosis mimicking thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Case report and pathological correlation |journal=Hum. Pathol. |volume=26|issue=8 |pages=920–5 |year=1995 |month=August |pmid=7635455 |url=http://www.humanpathol.com/article/0046-8177(95)90017-9/abstract|doi=10.1016/0046-8177(95)90017-9}}</ref> | ||
====Head==== | ====Head, neck, and throat==== | ||
* [[Swollen lymph node]]s | * [[Swollen lymph node]]s | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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Overview
Patients with ehrlichiosis will often display a fever and myalgia, along with heightened blood pressure and an increase heart rate. Some populations of patients have displayed a mauculopapular rash which is often indicative of an HME infection. It is important for the physician to differentiate between different ehrlichiosis infection agents since certain strains of ehrlichiae result in a higher degree of infection severity.
Physical Examination
Vitals
- Fever
- Tachycardia
- Changes in Blood pressure
Skin
Head, neck, and throat
References
- ↑ Marty AM, Dumler JS, Imes G, Brusman HP, Smrkovski LL, Frisman DM (1995). "Ehrlichiosis mimicking thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Case report and pathological correlation". Hum. Pathol. 26 (8): 920–5. doi:10.1016/0046-8177(95)90017-9. PMID 7635455. Unknown parameter
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