Bolling Taryn, Ritter Alaina S, Gupte Asmita A
Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Gainesville, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Jul 17;14(7):e26943. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26943. eCollection 2022 Jul.
Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne infection that has become increasingly more common in the United States in recent years. We present a case of a patient who was found to have confusion, hyponatremia, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis after contracting following a tick exposure. This unusual presentation emphasizes the need for increased awareness of the varied symptoms of this infection and the importance of obtaining a complete history from patients at risk of vector-borne diseases.
埃立克体病是一种由蜱传播的感染,近年来在美国越来越常见。我们报告一例患者,该患者在蜱叮咬后感染,出现意识模糊、低钠血症和噬血细胞性淋巴组织细胞增生症。这种不寻常的表现强调了提高对这种感染各种症状认识的必要性,以及从有媒介传播疾病风险的患者那里获取完整病史的重要性。