title: Spontaneous splenic rupture caused by Babesia microti infection.
abstract: Babesiosis has not been previously associated with spontaneous splenic rupture. We describe an otherwise healthy 61-year-old man with symptomatic babesiosis whose spleen ruptured during hospitalization. Although this complication is rare, practitioners who commonly treat patients with babesiosis should be aware of its potential occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. david.kuwayama@jhu.edu
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kuwayama
authors.forename: Renato J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Briones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D041001:Babesia microti; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed