Babesiosis as a cause of fever in patients undergoing a splenectomy.
Am Surg
; 77(3): 345-7, 2011 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21375849
ABSTRACT
Babesiosis is an emerging infection most commonly acquired from a tick bite. We describe three hospitalized patients with fever attributable to babesiosis after a splenectomy. Splenectomy was done because of splenic enlargement due to unsuspected babesia infection in one patient and because of splenic perforation due to babesiosis in a second patient. The third patient underwent splenectomy for trauma and acquired babesiosis postoperatively from a blood transfusion. Our cases demonstrate the need to be vigilant for babesiosis in patients undergoing splenectomy.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esplenectomía
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Enfermedades del Bazo
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Babesiosis
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Fiebre
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Reacción a la Transfusión
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am Surg
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos