Splenic Infarction in Human Babesiosis: Two Cases and Discussion

We describe 2 patients with Babesia infection who presented with fever and multiple splenic infarcts. There were no other conditions present that could potentially be causes of splenic infarction. Although retinal infarction has been described rarely in patients with babesiosis, splenic infarction h...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2008-01, Vol.46 (1), p.e8-e11
Hauptverfasser:	Florescu, Diana, Sordillo, Peter P., Glyptis, Andrew, Zlatanic, Elmela, Smith, Barbara, Polsky, Bruce, Sordillo, Emilia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Animals Babesiosis - complications Babesiosis - diagnosis Babesiosis - diagnostic imaging Babesiosis - parasitology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Radiography Splenic Infarction - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe 2 patients with Babesia infection who presented with fever and multiple splenic infarcts. There were no other conditions present that could potentially be causes of splenic infarction. Although retinal infarction has been described rarely in patients with babesiosis, splenic infarction has not been reported previously in association with this infection in humans.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/524081