Splenic Infarction in Human Babesiosis: Two Cases and Discussion | Zendy

Diana F. Florescu | Zendy; Peter P. Sordillo | Zendy; A. Glyptis | Zendy; E. Zlatanic | Zendy; Bruce A. Smith | Zendy; Bruce Polsky | Zendy; Emilia Mia Sordillo | Zendy

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Splenic Infarction in Human Babesiosis: Two Cases and Discussion

Author(s) -

Diana F. Florescu,

Peter P. Sordillo,

A. Glyptis,

E. Zlatanic,

Bruce A. Smith,

Bruce Polsky,

Emilia Mia Sordillo

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/524081

Subject(s) - splenic infarction , babesiosis , medicine , infarction , babesia , immunology , myocardial infarction , spleen , pathology

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.

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