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November 1, 2025American Journal of Clinical PathologyOpen Access

423 Transfusion-associated Babesiosis in a patient with history of Kikuchi Disease

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JMJenna MagriMDMackenzie DavenportERElizabeth Rinker

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Case report reveals Babesiosis linked to transfusion in a patient with beta thalassemia and Kikuchi disease.

Key Points

  • This case report aims to highlight the association between transfusion and Babesiosis in a patient with Kikuchi disease.
  • Case report of a 32-year-old male with a history of HIV, beta thalassemia, Kikuchi disease, and splenectomy.
  • Performed blood cultures, imaging studies, and extensive infectious disease workup.
  • Diagnosis of Babesiosis confirmed via peripheral blood smear showing Babesia organisms.
  • Active Babesiosis infection identified with a parasitemia burden of 2.1%.
  • No definitive recurrence of Kikuchi disease found.
  • Concluded that Babesiosis was transfusion-associated due to lack of travel to endemic area.

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Magri et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254371c0ce034ddc3588e2https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaf121.423
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