Chronic lymphadenopathy caused by a Brazilian strain of Bartonella henselae

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Velho, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira, Drummond, Marina Rovani, Adad, Marcio Antonio Haro, Cintra, Maria Letícia, Sowy, Stanley, Diniz, Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28876415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201759062
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Sumario: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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