Sanivarapu Raghavendra R, Kashyap Vaishali, Iqbal Javed
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, USA.
Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Mar 20;14(3):e23344. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23344. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a protozoa . It is transmitted through a tick vector and affects red blood cells. The clinical manifestation of Babesiosis varies and can range from asymptomatic infection to fatal multi-organ failure and death. The severity of infection varies with different species and also the immunity of the host. The management of Babesiosis depends on the severity of infection and the burden of parasitemia. Here we present a case of severe Babesiosis in an immunocompetent patient with heavy parasitemia requiring red blood cell exchange transfusion (ET).
巴贝斯虫病是一种由原生动物引起的人畜共患病。它通过蜱虫媒介传播，会影响红细胞。巴贝斯虫病的临床表现各不相同，范围可从无症状感染到致命的多器官衰竭及死亡。感染的严重程度因不同物种以及宿主的免疫力而异。巴贝斯虫病的治疗取决于感染的严重程度和寄生虫血症的负荷。在此，我们报告一例免疫功能正常但寄生虫血症严重的患者发生严重巴贝斯虫病的病例，该患者需要进行红细胞置换输血（ET）。
