Co-existence of acute transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Bartonella henselae infection.
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a benign, self-limiting condition associated with Bartonella henselae. Neurological manifestations are uncommon. Acute transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported rarely with CSD. This report describes a 12-year-old boy with acute transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with CSD.
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey.
Kursat Bora
KB
Carman
Sevgi
S
Yimenicioglu
Arzu
A
Ekici
Ayten
A
Yakut
Ener Cagrı
EC
Dinleyici
D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology