Bartonella-Associated Transverse Myelitis.
Each year in the United States, 500 patients are hospitalized for cat-scratch disease, caused by Bartonella henselae infection. We report a case of rare but serious neurologic B. henselae infection. When typical features of cat-scratch disease occur with neurologic findings, Bartonella infection should be suspected and diagnostic testing should be performed.
Parham
P
Sendi
Cedric
C
Hirzel
Andreas
A
Bloch
Urs
U
Fischer
Natalie
N
Jeannet
Livia
L
Berlinger
Heinz
H
Krestel
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001473:Bartonella; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
Bartonella henselae; bacteria; cat-scratch disease; myelitis; transverse myelitis; zoonoses