Open AccessSpontaneous Splenic Rupture Caused byBabesia microtiInfection
Author(s) -
David P. Kuwayama,
Ryan Sean S. Briones
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1086/587175
Subject(s) - babesiosis , medicine , complication , spleen , babesia , immunology , surgery , virology
Babesiosis has not been previously associated with spontaneous splenic rupture. We describe an otherwise healthy 61-year-old man with symptomatic babesiosis whose spleen ruptured during hospitalization. Although this complication is rare, practitioners who commonly treat patients with babesiosis should be aware of its potential occurrence.
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