title: Fatal babesiosis in man, Finland, 2004.
abstract: We report an unusual case of human babesiosis in Finland in a 53-year-old man with no history of splenectomy. He had a rudimentary spleen, coexisting Lyme borreliosis, exceptional dark streaks on his extremities, and subsequent disseminated aspergillosis. He was infected with Babesia divergens, which usually causes bovine babesiosis in Finland.
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Karita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haapasalo
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suomalainen
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sukura
authors.forename: Heli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siikamaki
authors.forename: T Sakari
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Jokiranta
mesh_terms: D001404:Babesiosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors