Babesia microti: an unusual travel-related disease

BMC Infectious Diseases

Nicolas Schleinitz²  Jean-Robert Harlé²  Renaud Piarroux³  Bernard Carcy¹  Emmanuelle Bernit²  Benoit Faucher³  Yael Berda-Haddad⁴  Mikael Ebbo²  Elodie Poisnel² 

[1] Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire Université Montpellier I Faculté de Pharmacie, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, Montpellier Cedex 5, 134093, France;Service de médecine interne, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille cedex 5, 13385, France;Laboratoire de Parasitologie, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille cedex 5, 13385, France;Laboratoire d’hématologie, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille cedex 5, 13385, France

关键词: Travel-related diseases;    Hemophagocytosis;    Babesia microti;    Babesiosis;   

Others  :  1171027
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2334-13-99

 received in 2012-06-22, accepted in 2013-02-18,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Human babesiosis is a rare tick-borne infectious disease. The clinical presentation ranges from an asymptomatic form to a life threatening infection with severe hemolysis. Human babesiosis due to Babesia microti is the most common and is endemic in North America.

Case presentation

We report a European patient with severe pancytopenia and reactive hemophagocytosis related to a Babesia microti infection. Babesia infection was acquired during a travel in the USA.

Conclusion

Babesiosis should be considered in patients who traveled in endemic areas, especially North America for the most common agent Babesia microti.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Poisnel et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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