A sex-based analysis of complete blood count features during acute, untreated Lyme disease
The presence of lymphopenia and the absence of an elevated total white blood cell count make LD an important diagnostic consideration in patients presenting with undiagnosed infectious syndromes in endemic regions. This may be especially true for male patients.
Authors
- Jonathan M. Zenilman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0244-6973)
- Mark J. Soloski
- John N. Aucott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-0896)
- Alison W. Rebman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-7158)
- Ting Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2451-5864)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1454858
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.52
Funders
- Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation