title: [Three cases of bartonellosis (cat scratch disease)].
abstract: In the last years the number of Bartonella species has conspicuously increased, with better clinical and diagnostic definitions of the different related illnesses. We report, in the present article, 3 cases of cat-scratch disease, a particular bartonellosis mainly caused by Bartonella henselae which is transmitted by the cat. After an incubation period, cat-scratch disease clinically manifests as a regional lymphoadenitis, with the appearance of a small cutaneous lesion at the site of inoculation of the germ. The pathogenetic agent is susceptible to a number of antibacterial agents, such as penicillin, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides, quinolones, trimethoprim combined with sulphamethoxazole and rifampicin. The prognosis is usually favorable.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, Università degli Studi di Palermo.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: Manfredi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mansueto
authors.forename: Calogero
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Falci
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzola
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Affronti
authors.forename: Giovam Battista
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Rini
authors.forename: Serafino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mansueto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001473:Bartonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M