"Ehrlichiosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A tick-borne disease characterized by FEVER; HEADACHE; myalgias; ANOREXIA; and occasionally RASH. It is caused by several bacterial species and can produce disease in DOGS; CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; HORSES; and humans. The primary species causing human disease are EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; and Ehrlichia ewingii.
| Descriptor ID |
D016873
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.054.160 C01.252.400.825.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Ehrlichiosis- Ehrlichiosis
- Ehrlichioses
- Ehrlichia Infection
- Ehrlichia Infections
- Infection, Ehrlichia
- Infections, Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection- Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infections
- Infection, Ehrlichia chaffeensis
- Infections, Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia ewingii Infection- Ehrlichia ewingii Infection
- Ehrlichia ewingii Infections
- Infections, Ehrlichia ewingii
- E. ewingii Infection
- E. ewingii Infections
Human Ehrlichiosis- Human Ehrlichiosis
- Ehrlichioses, Human
- Ehrlichiosis, Human
- Human Ehrlichioses
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ehrlichiosis" by people in Profiles.
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Human monocytic ehrlichiosis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Nov; 86(3):327-328.
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Ehrlichiosis presenting as a life-threatening illness with features of the toxic shock syndrome. Am J Med. 1993 Oct; 95(4):351-7.