Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Medicine, New York, USA; Correspondence to: Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, New York, SI 10305, USA.
Divya Chukkalore
Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Medicine, New York, USA
Elie El-Charabaty
Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Medicine, New York, USA
Neville Mobarakai
Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Medicine, New York, USA
Immunological phenomena have been described in infections such as infective endocarditis. However, none has been reported in the context of Babesiosis.Babesiosis is a tick-borne illness caused by the protozoa of the genus Babesia and causes infections that range from asymptomatic to severe and sometimes are fatal. This report presents the first case of ANCA/ANA positive severe babesiosis in an asplenic patient treated with repeated red blood cell exchange transfusion.
