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Case report: human granulocytic anaplasmosis causes acute myopericarditis with atrial fibrillation.

Alexander M LevyLila M MartinDouglas S KrakowerE Wilson Grandin
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2023)
To our knowledge, this is one of the first reported cases of anaplasmosis causing electrical conduction and myocardial disease with haemodynamic instability in an isolated infection. Treatment with appropriate antibiotics and supportive care allowed the patient to recover to his functional baseline within a month from being discharged from the hospital. Recognition of anaplasmosis in the absence of Lyme disease as a potential cause of electrical and myocardial disease is important in the context of increasing anaplasmosis incidence across the United States.
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