NYMC Faculty Publications
Anaplasmosis in Pediatric Patients: Case Report and Review
DOI
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.08.003
Journal Title
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
First Page
230
Last Page
234
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2017
Department
Medicine
Abstract
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne infection, characterized as an acute and sometimes severe febrile illness which may be associated with leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. Most case reports of HGA have been in adults, with only 8 case reports of HGA in children. We add a ninth case of HGA, which occurred in a 5-year-old. The paucity of pediatric HGA case reports maybe because publication bias, or HGA in children is a mild illness and children with HGA are less likely than adults to seek medical care, or the diagnosis of HGA requires a blood draw and adults (versus children) are more likely to get diagnostic testing. The 9 case reports in children suggest that pediatric HGA is usually a mild infection and that doxycycline and rifampin are effective therapies. Like adults, children with HGA frequently present with fever, headache, and malaise; however, children are more likely than adults to have abdominal pain as a prominent complaint.
Recommended Citation
Sigurjonsdottir, V., Feder Jr., H., & Wormser, G. (2017). Anaplasmosis in Pediatric Patients: Case Report and Review. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 89 (3), 230-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.08.003