Case 16-2018: A 45-Year-Old Man with Fever, Thrombocytopenia, and Elevated Aminotransferase Levels

Case 16-2018: A 45-Year-Old Man with Fever, Thrombocytopenia, and Elevated Aminotransferase Levels

A 45-year-old man from New England presented with fever, thrombocytopenia, and elevated aminotransferase levels several months after he had visited Mexico. A circular skin lesion with a central scab was noted below the left lateral malleolus. Diagnostic tests were performed.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2018-05, Vol.378 (21), p.2023-2029
Hauptverfasser: Kobayashi, Kimiyoshi J, Weil, Ana A, Branda, John A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analgesics
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Cancer
Case reports
Family medical history
Fever
Health care
Hepatitis
HIV
Hospitals
Human immunodeficiency virus
Illnesses
Laboratories
Lyme disease
Mens health
Skin diseases
Surveillance
Temperature
Thrombocytopenia
Urine
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Zusammenfassung:A 45-year-old man from New England presented with fever, thrombocytopenia, and elevated aminotransferase levels several months after he had visited Mexico. A circular skin lesion with a central scab was noted below the left lateral malleolus. Diagnostic tests were performed.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMcpc1712227