All issues > Volume 34(10); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(10):1417-1421. Published online October 31, 1991.

A case of babesiosis in an eight year old Korean boy.

Jae Geon Sim¹, Hyun Seung Park¹, Don Hee Ahn¹, Weon Gyu Kho², Jong Yil Chai²

¹Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Received: July 1, 1991;  Accepted: July 27, 1991.

Abstract

Authors experienced a case of babesiosis in an eight year old boy just returned from Advijan, Ivory coast, Africa, where he had been for three years. Parasites were identified from blood smears. He was treated with clindamycin and quinine for ten days with good recovery. Brief review followed.

Keywords :Babesiosis;Clindamycin;Quinine