Fever, pancytopenia, and elevated D-dimer in a 95‐year‐old woman with ehrlichiosis: a case report
Radcliffe C, Tsay C, Glerum K, Liao J, Goshua G, Kerins G. Fever, pancytopenia, and elevated D-dimer in a 95‐year‐old woman with ehrlichiosis: a case report. BMC Geriatrics 2021, 21: 178. PMID: 33711942, PMCID: PMC7953191, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02129-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overCOVID-19EhrlichiosisFemaleFibrin Fibrinogen Degradation ProductsHumansPancytopeniaPandemicsSARS-CoV-2ConceptsD-dimerPulmonary emboliSevere coronavirus disease 2019Hospital day 7Computed tomography angiogramSignificant clinical findingsPeripheral blood smearCoronavirus disease 2019Concurrent ehrlichiosisDoxycycline monotherapyHospital stayHigh feverSymptomatic improvementTomography angiogramCase presentationWeClinical findingsLarge academic institutionCase reportArteriovenous malformationsAppropriate treatmentDifferential diagnosisUnexpected presentationDisease 2019Hematological malignanciesDay 7