Heartland Virus and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Immunocompromised Patient, Missouri, USA

Heartland virus is a suspected tickborne pathogen in the United States. We describe a case of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, then death, in an immunosuppressed elderly man in Missouri, USA, who was infected with Heartland virus.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carlson, Abigail L., Pastula, Daniel M., Lambert, Amy J., Staples, J. Erin, Muehlenbachs, Atis, Turabelidze, George, Eby, Charles S., Keller, Jesse, Hess, Brian, Buller, Richard S., Storch, Gregory A., Byrnes, Kathleen, Dehner, Louis, Kirmani, Nigar, Kuhlmann, F. Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29664369
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.171802
Descripción
Sumario:Heartland virus is a suspected tickborne pathogen in the United States. We describe a case of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, then death, in an immunosuppressed elderly man in Missouri, USA, who was infected with Heartland virus.

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