Splenic infarction in babesiosis: A rare presentation

Babesiosis is a protozoan parasitic infection transmitted by the Ixodes tick. Splenic infarction is a rare, but potentially life‐threatening complication of babesiosis; it is therefore vital that this complication is recognized.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gupta, Ashish, Patel, Poras, Manvar, Kapil, Kellner, Timothy, Guevara, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6692990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31428398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2301
Descripción
Sumario:Babesiosis is a protozoan parasitic infection transmitted by the Ixodes tick. Splenic infarction is a rare, but potentially life‐threatening complication of babesiosis; it is therefore vital that this complication is recognized.

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