A Case of Babesiosis in a Pregnant Patient Treated with Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion
Joint Authors
Pachtman, Sarah L.
Abittan, Baruch
Nizam, Aaron
Oey, Michael
Callan, Felicia
Simmonds, Lisa
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Babesiosis, caused predominantly by Babesia microti, is an emerging health risk in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States.
We present a case of a pregnant woman with history of splenectomy diagnosed with babesiosis at 23 5/7 weeks of gestational age refractory to antimicrobial therapy.
She underwent the first reported red blood cell exchange transfusion for babesiosis in pregnancy, at 24 4/7 weeks of gestational age, which resulted in resolution of parasitemia.
She had a full term, uncomplicated cesarean delivery.
Exchange transfusion is potentially a safe treatment option for severe babesiosis infection in pregnancy and should be considered when other methods are poorly tolerated or ineffective.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abittan, Baruch& Nizam, Aaron& Oey, Michael& Callan, Felicia& Simmonds, Lisa& Pachtman, Sarah L.. 2019. A Case of Babesiosis in a Pregnant Patient Treated with Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abittan, Baruch…[et al.]. A Case of Babesiosis in a Pregnant Patient Treated with Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abittan, Baruch& Nizam, Aaron& Oey, Michael& Callan, Felicia& Simmonds, Lisa& Pachtman, Sarah L.. A Case of Babesiosis in a Pregnant Patient Treated with Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141810
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141810