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.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-742289
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
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.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Malária
/
Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Choque
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Infarto do Baço
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Babesiose
/
Carrapatos
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Doença de Lyme
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Babesia microti
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República da Coreia
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Coinfecção
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Malária
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo