A difficult diagnosis of anaplasmosis with pneumonia: A case report

Taşdemir C., Şimşek S., ÖNAL U., ÇETİNKAYA H., AYDIN L., YILMAZ E.

Tropical Doctor, vol.53, no.1, pp.190-192, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/00494755221112737
  • Journal Name: Tropical Doctor
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.190-192
  • Keywords: anaplasma phagocytophilum, anaplasmosis, pneumonia
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Anaplasmosis (Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, HGA), is a disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum but also formerly known as Ehrlichia phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia equi. We present a 57-year-old male diagnosed with systemic HGA and lung involvement, who had lived in Benin. A possible tick bite had been reported in his history. There was a dramatic response to treatment.