Fatal babesiosis in man, Finland, 2004

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;16(7):1116-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1607.091905.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of human babesiosis in Finland in a 53-year-old man with no history of splenectomy. He had a rudimentary spleen, coexisting Lyme borreliosis, exceptional dark streaks on his extremities, and subsequent disseminated aspergillosis. He was infected with Babesia divergens, which usually causes bovine babesiosis in Finland.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Babesiosis / etiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Finland
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Time Factors