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ArticleCureus2021

A Case of Tick Bite Induced Babesiosis With Lyme Disease.

Siddharth Bhesania, Kunwardeep Singh Arora, Michal Tokarski, Madiha Ariff, Fastina Khan, Janki Bhesania, Salman A Haq

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Siddharth BhesaniaInternal Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.
Kunwardeep Singh AroraInternal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA.
Michal TokarskiInternal Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.
Madiha AriffInternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Fastina KhanInternal Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.
Janki BhesaniaInternal Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.
Salman A HaqInternal Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Ixodes tick may transmit multiple pathogens, Lyme disease being the most common. Early detection of tick bites and using prophylaxis measures is the key to prevent tick bite-associated diseases like babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and Lyme disease. It is recommended to follow preventive measures like using diethyltoluamide (DEET) on the skin, applying permethrin on clothes while visiting the tick-infested areas. Co-infection is an uncommon occurrence but still representative in endemic areas. If there is delayed initiation of therapy in these kinds of patients, there may be dire consequences that may require aggressive therapy. Clinicians should consider co-infection when suspecting tick-borne disease which can prove to be fatal if not addressed promptly. Here, we present the

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babesia micotico-infectionixodes ticklyme diseasepancytopenia

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PMCPMC8459803

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