1. Babesiosis in pregnancy.
- Author
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Raucher HS, Jaffin H, and Glass JL
- Subjects
- Adult, Animals, Babesia, Babesiosis parasitology, Erythrocytes parasitology, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious parasitology, Babesiosis diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious diagnosis
- Abstract
Babesiosis is a malaria-like illness due to intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites. To the authors' knowledge, this unusual disease has not previously been described in a pregnant woman. Herein is reported the case of a gravid woman with an intact spleen who developed infection with Babesia microti in the fifth month of gestation. Her illness resolved following supportive care only, and evidence of transmission of disease to the fetus was not found.
- Published
- 1984