Splenic infarction in human babesiosis: two cases and discussion.
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.
Florescu
Diana
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Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Sordillo
Peter P
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Glyptis
Andrew
A
Zlatanic
Elmela
E
Smith
Barbara
B
Polsky
Bruce
B
Sordillo
Emilia
E
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000469:parasitology*