Human granulocytic anaplasmosis, South Korea, 2013

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Oct;20(10):1708-11. doi: 10.3201/eid2010.131680.

Abstract

We report a patient with human granulocytic anaplasmosis in South Korea. The patient had fever and thrombocytopenia. Human granulocytic anaplasmosis was confirmed by seroconversion, PCR, and sequence analysis for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Morulae were observed in the cultured HL-60 cells inoculated with blood from the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / administration & dosage
  • Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / therapeutic use
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
  • Anaplasmosis / epidemiology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Doxycycline / administration & dosage
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Norepinephrine / administration & dosage
  • Norepinephrine / therapeutic use
  • Phylogeny
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology

Substances

  • Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Doxycycline
  • Norepinephrine