Fatal Monocytic Ehrlichiosis in Woman, Mexico, 2013.

ABSTRACT: Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is a febrile illness caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an intracellular bacterium transmitted by ticks. In Mexico, a case of E. chaffeensis infection in an immunocompetent 31-year-old woman without recognized tick bite was fatal. This diagnosis should be considered for patients with fever, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated liver enzyme levels.

SUBMITTER: Sosa-Gutierrez CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4861511 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature