Babesiosis.
A case of human babesiosis is presented. This case emphasizes the need to consider tick-borne disease in anyone who presents with prolonged and undulating fevers, chills, headache, myalgias, and arthralgias. This holds true particularly in areas endemic for tick-borne diseases, even in the absence of a history of tick bite. These symptoms, associated with signs of intravascular hemolysis, thrombocytopenia, and renal insufficiency in a patient who resides in, or with recent travel to, the Northeastern United States, strongly suggest a diagnosis of babesiosis.
Filbin
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Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2696, USA.
Mylonakis
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Callegari
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Legome
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D011803:Quinine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012621:Seasons
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D002981:Clindamycin; D011803:Quinine