title: Splenic infarction in human babesiosis: two cases and discussion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Florescu
authors.forename: Peter P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Sordillo
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glyptis
authors.forename: Elmela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zlatanic
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Polsky
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sordillo
mesh_terms: 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*