Symptoms of Ehrlichiosis

List of symptoms of Ehrlichiosis:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Ehrlichiosis includes the 11 symptoms listed below:

• Fever
• Headache
• Malaise
• Muscle aches
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Cough
• Joint pains
• Confusion
• Rash

Note that Ehrlichiosis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Ehrlichiosis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Ehrlichiosis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Ehrlichiosis includes:

• Lyme disease
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever
• Meningitis
• Influenza
• Infectious mononucleosis

See the full list of 11 alternative diagnoses for Ehrlichiosis

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Confusion - see all causes of Confusion
• Cough - see all causes of Cough
• Diarrhea - see all causes of Diarrhea
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Headache - see all causes of Headache
• Joint pains - see all causes of Joint pains
• Malaise - see all causes of Malaise
• Muscle aches - see all causes of Muscle aches
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• Rash - see all causes of Rash
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting

Medical Books Online about Ehrlichiosis

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Symptoms of Ehrlichiosis: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review the full text of medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Ehrlichiosis.

Ehrlichiosis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The incubation period for ehrlichiosis is 9 days from the time of the tick bite. Early symptoms include fever, chills, headache, muscle pain (myalgia), and nausea. A maculopapular or petechial rash appears in about half of the cases.

Most people infected with ehrlichiosis don’t seek medical help, but it can be fatal.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Ehrlichiosis:

Human Ehrlichiosis in the United States: Signs and Symptoms: DVRD (Excerpt)

The early clinical presentations of ehrlichiosis may resemble nonspecific signs and symptoms of various other infectious and non-infectious diseases. It is unclear if all persons infected with ehrlichiae become ill. It is possible that many infected persons develop an illness so mild they do not seek medical attention or perhaps have no symptoms at all.

Patients with ehrlichiosis generally visit a physician in their first week of illness, following an incubation period of about 5-10 days after the tick bite. Initial symptoms generally include fever, headache, malaise, and muscle aches. Other signs and symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, joint pains, confusion, and occasionally rash. In contrast to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, rash is relatively uncommon in adult patients with HME, and is rarely reported with HGE. However, rash has been described in approximately 60% of pediatric patients infected with E. chaffeensis. (Source: excerpt from Human Ehrlichiosis in the United States: Signs and Symptoms: DVRD)

Human Ehrlichiosis in the United States: Signs and Symptoms: DVRD (Excerpt)

Ehrlichiosis can be a severe illness, especially if untreated, and as many as half of all patients require hospitalization. Severe manifestations of the disease may include prolonged fever, renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, meningoencephalitis, adult respiratory distress syndrome, seizures, or coma. It is estimated that 2%-3% of patients may die from the infection.  Preliminary evidence suggests that E. chaffeensis infection may become more severe than other ehrlichial infections. (Source: excerpt from Human Ehrlichiosis in the United States: Signs and Symptoms: DVRD)

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About signs and symptoms of Ehrlichiosis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Ehrlichiosis. This signs and symptoms information for Ehrlichiosis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Ehrlichiosis signs or Ehrlichiosis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Ehrlichiosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Ehrlichiosis symptoms.