Abstract | BACKGROUND: The success of organ-replacement therapies has resulted in a population of chronically immunosuppressed but active people who experience increased vulnerability to tick-borne zoonoses. Several of these infections may be life threatening. Human babesiosis is an emerging zoonosis that is transmitted by the same tick that transmits Lyme disease and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. METHODS: RESULTS: A recipient of a living-related renal transplant developed acute postoperative hemolytic anemia. The etiology of this anemia was diagnosed by peripheral red blood cell smear as Babesia microti. The patient was managed by a reduction in transplant immunosuppressive therapy and administration of clindamycin and quinine antimicrobials. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | G A Perdrizet, N H Olson, P J Krause, G T Banever, A Spielman, R G Cable |
Journal | Transplantation
(Transplantation)
Vol. 70
Issue 1
Pg. 205-8
(Jul 15 2000)
ISSN: 0041-1337 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10919602
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Anemia, Hemolytic
(etiology)
- Animals
- Babesiosis
(etiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Ixodes
(parasitology)
- Kidney Transplantation
(adverse effects)
- Middle Aged
- Transfusion Reaction
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