1. Babesia microti: an unusual travel-related disease.
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Poisnel E, Ebbo M, Berda-Haddad Y, Faucher B, Bernit E, Carcy B, Piarroux R, Harlé JR, and Schleinitz N
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- Aged, 80 and over, Babesia microti genetics, Babesiosis blood, Bone Marrow parasitology, France, Humans, Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic, Male, Pancytopenia parasitology, United States ethnology, Babesia microti isolation & purification, Babesiosis diagnosis, Travel
- Abstract
Background: Human babesiosis is a rare tick-borne infectious disease. The clinical presentation ranges from an asymptomatic form to a life threatening infection with severe hemolysis. Human babesiosis due to Babesia microti is the most common and is endemic in North America., Case Presentation: We report a European patient with severe pancytopenia and reactive hemophagocytosis related to a Babesia microti infection. Babesia infection was acquired during a travel in the USA., Conclusion: Babesiosis should be considered in patients who traveled in endemic areas, especially North America for the most common agent Babesia microti.
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- 2013
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