Bartonella henselae AS A PUTATIVE CAUSE OF CONGENITAL CHOLESTASIS
SUMMARY Severe anemia and cholestatic hepatitis are associated with bartonella infections. A putative vertical Bartonella henselae infection was defined on the basis of ultrastructural and molecular analyses in a three-year-old child with anemia, jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly since birth. Physicia...
Published in: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201658056 https://doaj.org/article/a7a871d37c1645bca8349d99e9b05385 |
Summary: | SUMMARY Severe anemia and cholestatic hepatitis are associated with bartonella infections. A putative vertical Bartonella henselae infection was defined on the basis of ultrastructural and molecular analyses in a three-year-old child with anemia, jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly since birth. Physicians should consider bartonellosis in patients with anemia and hepatitis of unknown origin. |
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