An Imported Case of Babesiosis.
- Author:
Sung Soon LEE
1
;
Sung Yeun YANG
;
Yong Kyun CHO
;
Eunok KIM
;
Yang Soo KIM
;
Jun Hee WOO
;
Jiso RYU
;
Jong Yil CHAI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Human babesiosis;
Babesia;
Tick-borne
- MeSH:
Africa;
Animals;
Babesia;
Babesiosis*;
Chills;
Clindamycin;
Erythrocytes;
Fever;
Humans;
Mammals;
Middle Aged;
Nuclear Family;
Parasites;
Quadruplets;
Quinine
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
1997;29(1):49-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Babesiosis is a tick-borne, malaria-like illness caused by Babesia species that infect erythrocytes of mammals incidentally. The family Babesiidae is characterized by consisting of non-pigmented intraerythrocytic parasites that reproduce within erythrocytes by asynchronous, asexual budding into two or four daughter cells (tetrad). We experienced a case of human babesiosis presenting fever and chills. The patient was a 49-year old man, who had been in Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda). Three weeks before admission intermittent spiking fever had developed, which had been accompanied by severe chills. The peripheral blood smear (Giemsa-stain) revealed characteristic forms of an intracellular quadruplet parasite compatible with Babesia. The patient was improved significantly by the treatment with quinine and clindamycin for a week.
