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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tick-borne illness are becoming increasingly common, in a spreading geographic area. Lyme disease is a well-known cause of cardiovascular disease, but anaplasmosis has previously had relatively little reported association with conduction and myocardial disease.

Case summary

A 65-year-old man with fever and malaise was admitted to the intensive care unit in shock. Electrocardiogram showed new atrial fibrillation and conduction abnormalities. Transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated normal left ventricular ejection fraction but significant right ventricle dysfunction. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with myopericarditis. Workup revealed human granulocytic anaplasmosis without Lyme. He recovered with doxycycline.

Conclusion

To our

SUBMITTER: Levy AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883714 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature