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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 990:350-352 (2003)
© 2003 New York Academy of Sciences
Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Italy
First Report on Two Confirmed Cases
MAURIZIO RUSCIO AND
MARINA CINCO
Hospital of San Daniele del Friuli, San Daniele, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Address for correspondence: Maurizio Ruscio, Center for Lyme Borreliosis, Laboratorio Ricerche Cliniche e Microbiologia, Ospedale San Daniele del Friuli, via Trento e Trieste, 33 - 33038 San Daniele del Friuli (UD) Italy. Voice: +39 0432 949351; fax: +39 0432 949263.
maurizioruscio{at}hotmail.com
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 990: 350-352 (2003).
We report here the two first cases of human ehrlichiosis described in Italy. One patient presented symptoms indicative of ehrlichiosis, such as fever, conjunctivitis, and increase of hepatic enzymes; HGE was confirmed by fourfold seroconversion for HGE antigen. The second patient, a forest worker, was affected by Lyme disease, and in this case HGE was suspected because of fever, leukopenia, and seroconversion.
Key Words: human granulocytic erlichiosis (HGE) • Ehrlichia spp. • Italy
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