title: Prostatitis, steatitis, and diarrhea in a dog following presumptive flea-borne transmission of Bartonella henselae.
abstract: Bartonella henselae is increasingly associated with a variety of pathological entities, which are often similar in dogs and human patients. Following an acute flea infestation, a dog developed an unusual clinical presentation for canine bartonellosis. Comprehensive medical, microbiological, and surgical interventions were required for diagnosis and to achieve a full recovery.
authors.affiliation: Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory and Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Nandhakumar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Health Complex, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Imaging Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Marna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ericson
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Health Complex, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grindem
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Health Complex, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Health Complex, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Health Complex, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Kyle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Imaging Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Huy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Health Complex, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Birkenheuer
authors.affiliation: Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory and Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Veterinary Health Complex, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu.
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Breitschwerdt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D058267:Flea Infestations / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013231:Steatitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*