Chronic lymphadenopathy caused by a Brazilian strain of Bartonella henselae

ABSTRACT Bartonella henselae is a relevant causative agent of bartonelloses in humans. We described an immunocompetent patient with clinical manifestation of chronic cervical lymphadenopathy after a cat-scratch in her forearm. This case shows B. henselae infection persistence even after prolonged an...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, Marina Rovani Drummond, Marcio Antonio Haro Adad, Maria Letícia Cintra, Stanley Sowy, Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2017
Subjects:
Bartonella
Cat-scratch disease
Lymph nodes
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201759062
https://doaj.org/article/3bad41bc3589424e9ccf98b093fcc793
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Summary:ABSTRACT Bartonella henselae is a relevant causative agent of bartonelloses in humans. We described an immunocompetent patient with clinical manifestation of chronic cervical lymphadenopathy after a cat-scratch in her forearm. This case shows B. henselae infection persistence even after prolonged antibiotic treatment.

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