Spontaneous splenic rupture caused by Babesia microti infection.
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.
Kuwayama
David P
DP
Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. david.kuwayama@jhu.edu
Briones
Renato J
RJ
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