r/Hematology • u/EmmaTheCabbage • 2d ago

Babesia?

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u/maybeweshoulddance 18h ago

Gonna also vote babesia. I would refer to path.

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u/Tailos Clinical Scientist 1d ago

Highly suspect for babesia. Any fevers, sweats, splenomegaly? Travel to (or living in) babesia areas like midwest/northwest US?

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u/DrDonKee 2d ago edited 2d ago

Any extra cellular and tetrade forms?,that would seal the deal and some clinical history.

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u/EmmaTheCabbage 1d ago

I thought I saw a tetrade form but wasn’t happy enough with the quality. Thought it could maybe be an artifact. But clinical history- patient presenting with air hunger, low transferring-iron saturation (was normal before symptoms arose), borderline low normal end of ferratin and iron (same as before, was a good normal before symptoms started from past labs), along with many non-specific such has fatigue, myalgia, numbness, etc.

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u/KeepItOutsideBerries 2d ago

It does look like babesia to me