Case Report of Rare cause of Acute Hemolytic Anemia in Saudi Patient (Babesiosis)

Authors: Fathy FM, Albeladi M, Alluhaybi R, Ismail KA* and Khalifa OM

DOI: 10.23880/aii-16000127

Volume 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Babesiosis is one of the protozoan zoonotic diseases its presentation rang from asymptomatic to severe clinical conditions, with severe hemolysis. Immune status of the host and the species of the parasite has impact on the clinical presentations of the infected patient our patient is presented here; the patient was admitted from a countryside with severe anemia and a deterioration in his general condition, he was admitted to intense care unit and received blood transfusion, in addition to antimicrobial treatment in form of azithromycin and Ceftriaxon, his condition improve and released from ICU on the second day and discharge from hospital after improvement on the seventh day.

Keywords: Babesiosis; Immune; Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia; Medical History

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