A Walk in the Park: A Case of Babesiosis in the South Bronx

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" A Walk in the Park: A Case of Babesiosis in the South Bronx "
Hajicharalambous, Christina; Rattu, Mohammad; Leuchten, Scott

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	927929
Doc. No	:	LA4h91x321
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Hajicharalambous, Christina; Rattu, Mohammad; Leuchten, Scott
Title & Author	:	A Walk in the Park: A Case of Babesiosis in the South Bronx [Article]\ Hajicharalambous, Christina; Rattu, Mohammad; Leuchten, Scott
Title of Periodical	:	Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Volume/ Issue Number	:	2/1
Date	:	2018
Abstract	:	Babesiosis, mainly endemic within the Northeastern and upper Midwestern regions of the United States, is a zoonotic disease that invades and lyses red blood cells, which can result in hemolytic anemia. Its decreased incidence in comparison to Lyme disease is often attributed to the greater asymptomatic infection proportion and insufficient physician awareness or suspicion of this disease. Here we describe a case of undifferentiated febrile illness with hemolytic anemia that yielded the diagnosis of babesiosis.