title: Disciforme keratitis caused by Bartonella henselae: an unusual ocular complication in cat scratch disease.
abstract: Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a common infectious disease, however, its association with disciforme keratitis is a previously unreported ocular complication. With the use of the 16S rDNA-PCR technique with subsequent DANN sequencing on corneal material obtained by corneal scrape we were able to identify Bartonella henselae in an unusual form of disciforme keratitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Regensburg University, Germany. chris.lohmann@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lohmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gabler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kroher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spiegel
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Linde
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Reischl
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D002439:Cefotaxime