Hepatosplenic Bartonellosis in an Immunocompetent Teenager: An Atypical Presentation of Cat-Scratch Disease

Infection with Bartonella henselae,a gram-negative coccobacillus, most frequently presents as cat-scratch disease (CSD) and often accompanies a recent history of cat bite or scratch. As compared to adults, teenagers and children or immunocompromised patients are predominantly affected by CSD. In imm...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Rohit, Arshad, Abdullah Mohammad, Sardar, Sundus, Zafar, Abdulaziz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7945620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33717753
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13219

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