title: Disseminated Bartonella infection with granulomatous hepatitis in a liver transplant recipient.
abstract: Disseminated infection with Bartonella spp with granulomatous hepatitis was diagnosed in a liver transplant recipient presenting with fever of unknown origin. Pathological findings on liver biopsy were atypical, with scant granulomas seen only after a second biopsy. The patient responded promptly to antibiotic therapy. Infections caused by Bartonella spp should be considered in transplant recipients with fever of unknown origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Humar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Salit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000150:complications; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation