Complications
Rare complication of severe infection, frequently due to adult respiratory distress syndrome. More frequently seen with parasitaemia >10% and in older or immunocompromised patients.
Rare complication of severe infection, seen with parasitaemia >10% and in older or immunocompromised patients.
Rare complication of severe infection, seen in the setting of severe anaemia from haemolysis. Often occurs in patients with underlying cardiac dysfunction or known coronary artery disease.
Rare complication of severe infection, seen in the setting of multi-organ failure in older or immunocompromised patients with parasitaemia >10%.
Rare complication of severe infection, although varying degrees of renal dysfunction with severe disease are more frequently seen.
Frequently seen in patients receiving clindamycin and quinine, often necessitating dose reduction.
Symptoms may persist for months after treatment is completed.
Most frequently seen in immunocompromised patients, especially those with HIV infection, and in patients with severe disease.
Rare complication of mild or moderate disease in young, healthy patients.
Sporadic cases of post-babesiosis warm-antibody autoimmune haemolytic anaemia have been reported in asplenic patients. Immunosuppressant treatment may be required.[43]
Splenic complications are rare and include splenomegaly, splenic rupture, and splenic infarct. Unlike other severe complications, these complications often occur in younger and immunocompetent patients, and they do not correlate with parasitaemia level.[7]
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