Concurrent babesiosis and ehrlichiosis in an elderly host.
An 85-year-old man, actively infected with Babesia microti and Ehrlichia chaffeensis, presented with fatigue and thrombocytopenia. He developed rhabdomyolysis and multiple organ failure, which led to death 6 days after initial presentation. To our knowledge, concurrent acute disease due to these 2 organisms has not been reported previously, although serologic studies have shown that some patients acquire both infections in life.
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Department of Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ, USA.
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Zhang
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology