title: Bartonella henselae osteoarthritis of the upper cervical spine in a 14-year-old boy.
abstract: We report a case of Bartonella henselae, an agent of cat scratch disease, C1-C2 osteoarthritis with osteolysis of the lateral mass of C2 in a 14-year-old boy. Oral antibiotics did not successfully treat the infection and surgery was necessary to treat the septic arthritis. The case opens discussion about bacterial osteoarthritis of the cervical spine and bone involvement in disseminated bartonellosis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie infantile, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: gmirouse@gmail.com.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mirouse
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie infantile, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Journe
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie infantile, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Casabianca
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie infantile, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie infantile, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pannier
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie infantile, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glorion
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D055013:Osteoarthritis, Spine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Bartonella henselae; Cervical spine; Osteoarthritis