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Peripheral blood smear. The arrows indicate intraerythrocytic ring forms (Wright-Giemsa stain). 1000x magnification was used for microscopic examination.
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His abnormal complete blood count triggered a peripheral blood smear exam, which demonstrated intraerythrocytic ring forms consistent with Babesia with a parasitemia of 0.7% (Figure 1).
Chest X-rays. Chest X-ray (CXR) which was taken 2.5 hours after intubation (day 2) showed significant diffuse bilateral opacities. (a) CXR next day after extubation (day 7) showed improved bilateral opacities. (b)
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A repeat CXR showed worsening bilateral opacities (Figure 2(a)). CXR on day 7 showed significant improvement in bilateral opacities (Figure 2(b)).