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17 cze 2010 · Learn about Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE), including symptoms, causes, and treatments. If you or a loved one is affected by this condition, visit NORD.
1 sie 2000 · Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis is a recently recognized tick-borne infectious disease, and to date >600 patients have been identified in the United States and Europe. Most patients have presented with a non-specific febrile illness occurring within 4 weeks after tick exposure or tick bite.
15 lip 2007 · Since 1986, these agents and infections (human monocytic ehrlichiosis [HME], caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis; human granulocytic anaplasmosis [HGA], caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum; and human ewingii ehrlichiosis, caused by Ehrlichia ewingii) are the causes of most human ehrlichioses. Their prevalence and incidence are increasing where the ...
Clinically, Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE) can be indistinguishable from HME. In most patients, ehrlichiosis consists of flu-like symptoms (fever, myalgias, arthralgias, and headache). Physical examination reveals a few abnormalities, such as conjunctivitis and lymphadenopathy [ 6,7,24,27,28,32 ].
19 kwi 2024 · The two most important species to infect humans include E. chaffeensis, the causative agent of human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), and A. phagocytophilum, the agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA). Less commonly, ehrlichiosis is caused by Ehrlichia ewingii, which was discovered in 1999 [3].
A. phagocytophilum causes human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis (HGA), previously known as human granulocytotropic ehrlichiosis (HGE). Anaplasma phagocytophilum is transmitted by Ixodes scapularis, which also transmits agents that cause Lyme disease and babesiosis.
1 gru 2002 · Clinically, Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE) can be indistinguishable from HME. In most patients, ehrlichiosis consists of flu-like symptoms (fever, myalgias, arthralgias, and headache). Physical examination reveals a few abnormalities, such as conjunctivitis and lymphadenopathy [ 6 , 7 , 24 , 27 , 28 , 32 ].