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.

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Hauptverfasser: Abigail L. Carlson, Daniel M. Pastula, Amy J. Lambert, J. Erin Staples, Atis Muehlenbachs, George Turabelidze, Charles S. Eby, Jesse Keller, Brian Hess, Richard S. Buller, Gregory A. Storch, Kathleen Byrnes, Louis Dehner, Nigar Kirmani, F. Matthew Kuhlmann
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-05-01
Schriftenreihe:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Zugang:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/17-1802_article