Adult respiratory distress syndrome in babesiosis.
A patient is described who contracted transfusion-induced babesiosis, and later developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) as a fatal complication. ARDS has been reported in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but to our knowledge has not been observed as a complication of babesiosis.
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001403:Babesia / Q000276:immunology; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D000906:Antibodies