Self-limited babesiosis in a splenectomized child
| Autor: | Albert E. Anderson, Gerald W. Hazard, Herbert O. Mathewson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent business.industry Remission Spontaneous Babesiosis Parasitemia medicine.disease Hemolysis Hereditary spherocytosis Infectious Diseases Massachusetts parasitic diseases Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Splenectomy Animals Humans Babesia infection business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric infectious disease. 3(2) |
| ISSN: | 0277-9730 |
| Popis: | This report describes a self-limited babesia infection in a splenectomized child with hereditary spherocytosis. This is the first report of infectious babesiosis in a child and the second case of babesiosis reported on Cape Cod. The infection manifested itself 6 weeks after a 4-hour exposure to Nantucket. Hemolysis lasted only 4 days and resolved without specific treatment. Parasitemia was documented after resolution of symptoms. |
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