title: Hallucinations, sensory neuropathy, and peripheral visual deficits in a young woman infected with Bartonella koehlerae.
abstract: A young woman experiencing depression, anxiety, mood swings, severe headaches, muscle spasms, interphalangeal joint stiffness, decreased peripheral vision, diminished tactile sensation, and hallucinations was persistently Bartonella koehlerae seroreactive and bacteremic. Following antibiotic treatment, B. koehlerae antibodies and DNA were not detected and all symptoms resolved.
authors: North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA. ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu
authors: Edward B
authors: EB
authors: Breitschwerdt
authors: Patricia E
authors: PE
authors: Mascarelli
authors: Lori A
authors: LA
authors: Schweickert
authors: Ricardo G
authors: RG
authors: Maggi
authors: Barbara C
authors: BC
authors: Hegarty
authors: Julie M
authors: JM
authors: Bradley
authors: Christopher W
authors: CW
authors: Woods
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001473:Bartonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial