Human monocytic ehrlichiosis presenting as acute appendicitis during pregnancy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) is caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an obligate intracellular bacterium that infects mononuclear phagocytic cells. We report a unique case of HME diagnosed in a woman who presented with abdominal pain and acute appendicitis during early pregnancy and whose condition progressively deteriorated to adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Appendicitis
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis
- Ehrlichiosis
- Monocytes
- Pregnancy Complications