Two Imported Cases of Babesiosis with Complication or Co-Infection with Lyme Disease in Republic of Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 609-613, 2018.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-742289
ABSTRACT
Babesiosis, caused by Babesia microti and B. divergens, is transmitted by Ixodid ticks. Symptoms of babesiosis vary from a mild flu-like illness to acute, severe, and sometimes fatal and fulminant disease. In Korea, 7 imported babesiosis cases and 1 endemic case have been reported. We report 2 cases of severe babesiosis initially mistaken as malaria. The first patient was complicated by shock and splenic infarction, the other co-infected with Lyme disease. As the population traveling abroad increases every year, physicians should be aware of babesiosis which mimics malaria, co-infection with other diseases, and its complications.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Shock
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Splenic Infarction
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Babesiosis
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Ticks
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Lyme Disease
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Babesia microti
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Republic of Korea
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Coinfection
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Korea
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Malaria
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Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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