Babesiosis: Appreciating the Pathophysiology and Diverse Sequela of the Infection.

anaplasmosis babesiosis lyme's disease

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Oct 2020
Historique:
entrez: 23 11 2020
pubmed: 24 11 2020
medline: 24 11 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Babesiosis is a blood-borne disease found mainly in the United States caused by a parasitic piroplasm. While most infections are mild to moderate in immunocompetent hosts, life-threatening complications can occur in those with significant comorbidities like congestive heart failure (CHF) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There is sparse literature discussing the complications of

Identifiants

pubmed: 33224678
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11085
pmc: PMC7678756
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

e11085

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Ortiz et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Juan Fernando Ortiz (JF)

Neurology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.

Paul W Millhouse (PW)

General Practice, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.

Álvaro Morillo Cox (Á)

Medicine, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, ECU.

Leticia Campoverde (L)

Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.

Arveen Kaur (A)

Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.

Martín Wirth (M)

Neurology, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, ECU.

Adam Atoot (A)

Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, USA.

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