Complications

Without prompt treatment, ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis can have serious effects on an otherwise healthy adult or child. People with weakened immune systems are at a higher risk of more-serious and life-threatening complications.

Complications of an untreated infection may include:

• Kidney failure
• Respiratory failure
• Heart failure
• Damage to the central nervous system
• Seizures
• Coma
• Severe secondary infections