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Ehrlichiosis Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have ehrlichiosis and any of the following:

Any rash that occurs after a tick bite
A tick bite with a tick or mouth parts you cannot remove
A tick bite that appears infected
Fever, abdominal pain or persistent cough after a tick bite

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Cough
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Joint pains
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Rash
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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Ehrlichiosis References:

Dumler JS. Is human granulocytic ehrlichiosis a new Lyme disease? Review and comparison of clinical, laboratory, epidemiological, and some biological features. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Jul;25 Suppl 1:S43-7.
Nutt AK, Raufman J. Gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations of human ehrlichiosis: 8 cases and a review of the literature. Dig Dis. 1999;17(1):37-43.
Stone JH, Dierberg K, Aram G, Dumler JS. Human monocytic ehrlichiosis. JAMA. 2004 Nov 10;292(18):2263-70.