Rare case of severe rhabdomyolysis secondary to human granulocytic anaplasmosis

Anaplasma phagocytophilum (AP) is the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), a tick-borne illness with highest incidence in north-eastern regions of the United States. This condition presents with vague constitutional symptoms and has been associated with laboratory derangements such as leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and transaminitis [1]. Rhabdomyolysis, however, is not one of these associations. There has only been one prior case report in which a patient developed rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to AP, that too in the setting of concomitant statin use [2].

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 1, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jasanjeet Jawanda Source Type: research