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Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. · Jan 2008
Case ReportsCase report: spontaneous splenic rupture during acute parasitemia of Babesia microti.
- M Kent Froberg, Devon Dannen, Nicholas Bernier, Wun-Ju Shieh, Jeannette Guarner, and Sherif Zaki.
- Department of Pathology, University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, and Duluth Clinic, Duluth, MN, USA. kfroberg@d.umn.edu
- Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. 2008 Jan 1; 38 (4): 390-2.
AbstractBabesia is a malaria-like protozoan parasite spread by Ixodes ticks primarily from the white-footed deer mouse to humans. Typically it causes subclinical disease, but occasionally causes acute febrile disease with hepatosplenomegaly. We report a case of spontaneous splenic rupture of a 56-yr-old man with acute Babesia microti infection.
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