A case of concurrent presentation of human ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease in Connecticut

F M Mazzella; A Roman; A Perez

A case of concurrent presentation of human ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease in Connecticut

Conn Med. 1996 Sep;60(9):515-9.

Authors

F M Mazzella¹, A Roman, A Perez

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Danbury Hospital.

PMID: 8908776

Abstract

This is a case of a long-term Connecticut resident who presented with both human granulocytic ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease. The etiologic agents and the probability of coinfection are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Comorbidity
Connecticut
Ehrlichia / isolation & purification
Ehrlichiosis / complications*
Ehrlichiosis / transmission
Female
Humans
Ixodes
Lyme Disease / complications*
Lyme Disease / transmission