Mental status changes in severe babesiosis Journal Article

  


Authors: Navarro, M. J.; Karim, F.; Al-Ghanamah, R.; Maron, S. B.
Article Title: Mental status changes in severe babesiosis
Abstract: Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by an intraerythrocyte protozoon. We present a unique case of a patient who was infected with babesiosis and subsequently developed severely altered mental status, which dramatically improved after erythrocyte exchange transfusion. This case illustrates that mental status changes can be a diagnostic marker of severe babesiosis and may indicate the need for erythrocyte exchange transfusion. © 2023 Authors.
Keywords: fatigue; diarrhea; lumbar puncture; blood cells; lactate dehydrogenase; erythrocytes; pulmonary hypertension; parasitemia; babesiosis; fevers
Journal Title: Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases
Volume: 2
Issue: 5
ISSN: 2767-7664
Publisher: American College of Physicians and the American Heart Association  
Date Published: 2023-05-01
Start Page: e221096
Language: English
DOI: 10.7326/aimcc.2022.1096
PROVIDER: scopus
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