Skin diseases associated with Bartonella infection: facts and controversies.
The genus Bartonella is composed of a series of species and subspecies. Ten of them are responsible for human infections. The best-identified diseases are cat scratch disease (B henselae and possibly B clarridgeiae), trench fever (B quintana), bacillary angiomatosis (B quintana and B henselae), and the spectrum of verruga peruana, Carrion disease, and Oroya fever (B bacilliformis). Controversies exist about the implication of a few other microorganisms being involved in these diseases. Several other conditions have been associated with the presence of Bartonella spp, but these observations await confirmation.
Piérard-Franchimont
Claudine
C
Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Quatresooz
Pascale
P
Piérard
Gérald E
GE
D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000150:complications*; D000818:Animals; D001473:Bartonella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D045503:Bartonella bacilliformis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018413:Bartonella quintana / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications*; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014205:Trench Fever / Q000150:complications*