Chronic lymphadenopathy caused by a Brazilian strain of Bartonella henselae

• 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

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.