A Case of Tick Bite Induced Babesiosis With Lyme Disease
| Autor: | Kunwardeep Singh Arora, Michal Tokarski, Fastina Khan, Madiha Ariff, Siddharth Bhesania, Janki Bhesania, Salman A. Haq |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
babesia micoti Infectious Disease Disease Tick Serology pancytopenia Lyme disease co-infection parasitic diseases medicine Internal Medicine biology business.industry General Engineering Babesiosis biology.organism_classification medicine.disease bacterial infections and mycoses Dermatology lyme disease Epidemiology/Public Health Coinfection Ixodes Anaplasmosis business ixodes tick |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | The Ixodes tick may transmit multiple pathogens, Lyme disease being the most common. Early detection of tick bites and using prophylaxis measures is the key to prevent tick bite-associated diseases like babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and Lyme disease. It is recommended to follow preventive measures like using diethyltoluamide (DEET) on the skin, applying permethrin on clothes while visiting the tick-infested areas. Co-infection is an uncommon occurrence but still representative in endemic areas. If there is delayed initiation of therapy in these kinds of patients, there may be dire consequences that may require aggressive therapy. Clinicians should consider co-infection when suspecting tick-borne disease which can prove to be fatal if not addressed promptly. Here, we present the case of a 72-year-old female with atypical symptoms, who was found to have coinfection with Lyme disease and Babesiosis on serology testing and peripheral smear and was diagnosed and treated promptly. |
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