Babesiosis, Pentamidine, and Cotrimoxazole
Authors: D. RAOULT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Letters and Corrections1 December 1987Babesiosis, Pentamidine, and CotrimoxazoleD. RAOULT, L. SOULAYROL, B. TOGA, H. DUMON, P. CASANOVAD. RAOULT, L. SOULAYROL, B. TOGA, H. DUMON, P. CASANOVAAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-6-944_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Human babesiosis is an acute febrile illness caused by a protozoan blood parasite transmitted by ticks. We report the case of a patient rapidly cured with pentamidine and cotrimoxazole.A 39-year-old man, who never travelled outside France, abruptly had fever with chills and myalgias, and was hospitalized. On admission he presented with fever and had a diffuse exanthema, generalized lymphadenopathy, and hepatomegalia. His urine was dark. He had been splenectomized 15 years earlier due to traumatic injury. Laboratory data showed a hemolytic thrombocytopenia. A blood smear was done and showedBabesiain 5% of erythrocytes. The patient...References1. ROSNERZARRABIBENARCHHABICHT FMJG. Babesiosis in splenectomised adults: review of 22 reported cases. Am J Med. 1984;76:696-701. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. VARACHEDELILLEGORENFLOTMARMONIERHAAS CFAAC. Un nouveau cas de babesiose humaine au Mans. Med Mal Infect. 1986;16:93-4. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SMITHEVANSPOPOVSKYMILLSSPIELMAN RAMLA. Transfusion-acquired babesiosis and failure of antibiotic treatment. JAMA. 1986;256:2726-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DAMMIN G. BABESIOSIS. In: WEINSTEIN I, FIELDS BN. Seminars in Infectious Diseases. New-York: Stratton Intercontinental Medical Book Corporation; 1978:169-99. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hospital de la Conception and the Laboratoire de Parasitologie Marseille France PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHuman Babesiosis in EuropeAntiparasitic AgentsBabesiosisBabesia SpeciesBabesiosisSequencing of the smallest Apicomplexan genome from the human pathogen Babesia microti†Parasitic Infections in Solid Organ Transplant RecipientsAntiparasitic agentsBabesia SpeciesOther protozoal infectionsDiagnosis and treatment of tick infestation and tick-borne diseases with cutaneous manifestationsBABESIOSISBabesiosisHuman BabesiosisCase 17-2007The Clinical Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaChemotherapy against babesiosisTick-Borne Bacterial, Rickettsial, Spirochetal, and Protozoal Infectious Diseases in the United States: A Comprehensive ReviewTick-Borne Infections in ChildrenBabesiosis: An update on epidemiology and treatmentBabesiosisBabesiosisBabesiosis: Similar to Malaria But DifferentHuman babesiosisResponse of babesiosis to a combined regimen of quinine and azithromycinHAEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME DUE TO BABESIOSIS IN A SPLENECTOMIZED PATIENTHuman BabesiosisHuman BabesiosisHuman antiprotozoal therapy: past, present, and futureProtozoans of Minor Medical ImportanceBabesial Infections in Humans and WildlifeAnalysis of immune responses of different hosts to Babesia divergens isolates from different geographic areas and capacity of culture-derived exoantigens to induce efficient cross-protection 1 December 1987Volume 107, Issue 6Page: 944-944KeywordsBabesiaBabesiosisBloodFeversMyalgiaProtozoansResearch laboratoriesTicksTraumatic injuryUrine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...