Morulae in neutrophils: A diagnostic clue for human granulocytic anaplasmosis

Sungim Choi, Young Uk Cho, Sung Han Kim

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Abstract

Although there was no specific finding in peripheral blood smears performed on the second day after doxycycline administration in clinically suspected human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) patients, we re-examed the peripheral blood smears performed at the time of admission and found morulaes in neutrophils. This case shows that the detection of morulae in a blood smear can be helpful in the diagnosis of HGA, especially in the acute phase of illness, prior to empirical antibiotic administration.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere00506
JournalIDCases
Volume15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Diagnosis
  • Human granulocytic anaplasmosis
  • Morulae

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