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.
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Authors | Karita Haapasalo, Pekka Suomalainen, Antti Sukura, Heli Siikamaki, T Sakari Jokiranta |
Journal | Emerging infectious diseases
(Emerg Infect Dis)
Vol. 16
Issue 7
Pg. 1116-8
(Jul 2010)
ISSN: 1080-6059 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20587183
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Babesiosis
(etiology)
- Fatal Outcome
- Finland
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Time Factors
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