PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bryan Danilchuk
AU  - Susan J. Leclair
TI  - Hemolytic Anemia Accelerated by <em>Babesia</em> spp. Infection in Splenectomized Patient
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.25.4.194
DP  - 2012 Oct 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 194--198
VI  - 25
IP  - 4
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/25/4/194.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/25/4/194.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2012 Oct 01; 25
AB  - A 50-year-old patient presented with severe fatigue, fevers, unexplained weight loss, and night sweats of two-week duration. Within two days, an episode of intravascular hemolysis was noted. Relevant medical history supported a possible diagnosis of Babesia spp. Molecular testing revealed Babesia DNA although the peripheral blood smear did not demonstrate any classic parasite forms. Treatment for Babesia was begun and the patient improved.ABBREVIATIONSALP - alkaline phosphatase, AST - aspartate aminotransferase, CLL - chronic lymphocytic leukemia, HCT – hematocrit, HGB – hemoglobin, LD - lactate dehydrogenase, NRBC - nucleated red blood cell, PCR - polymerase chain reaction, PLT – platelet, PRBCs -packed red blood cells, RBC - red blood cell, RDW -red blood cell distribution width, WBC - white blood cell, Retic, - reticulocyte, Spp. – Species, Tot Bili - total bilirubin, Dir Bili - direct bilirubin