Infection by Bartonella henselae in immunocompetent patients: Cat scratch disease

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dc.contributor.authorAbarca Villaseca, Katia
dc.contributor.authorVial, P. A.
dc.contributor.authorRivera, M.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, C.
dc.contributor.authorOddo, D.
dc.contributor.authorPrado, P.
dc.contributor.authorFerres, M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-10T14:59:18Z
dc.date.available2025-03-10T14:59:18Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractBackground: Cat scratch disease, whose etiologic agent is Bartonella benselae, is a benign disease in immunocompetent subjects, characterized by lymphadenopathy of prolonged course and occasional involvement of other organs such as liver, spleen, central nervous system, eye and lung. In immunocompromised patients, the infection is bacteremic and disseminated. Aims: To report Chilean cases of cat scratch disease. Patients and methods: Ten children (seven male, aged between 6 and 13 years old) with histologically or serologically confirmed cat scratch disease are reported. Results: Lymphadenopathy location was pre auricular in four cases, axillary in two, inguinal in two and epitrochlear in two. Three children had fever over 39 degrees C and two had a Parinaud syndrome. Nine children had a history of cat scratch and one of a cat byte. Six had an erythrocyte sedimentation rate over 40. Lymph node ultrasound examination was a useful diagnostic tool. Two patients had splenic granulomas. Lymph node biopsies were obtained in four cases, showing a suppurative granulomatous lymphadenitis in all and a positive Wartbin-Starry stain in two. Serology, done in patients without histological confirmation was positive with titles ranging from 1:64 to 1:8192. All patients had a satisfactory outcome with regression of lymphadenopathy. Conclusions: Infections by Bartonella hemselae occur in the Chilean population and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of regional lymph node enlargement.
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dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.issn0034-9887
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:9293099
dc.identifier.urihttps://europepmc.org/article/med/9293099
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/102459
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:A1996WG72000007
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Abarca Villaseca, Katia; 0000-0003-0404-3887; 70281
dc.issue.numero11
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.pagina.final1349
dc.pagina.inicio1341
dc.publisherSOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
dc.revistaREVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectBartonella infections
dc.subjectCat-scratch disease
dc.subjectLymphadenitis
dc.subjectImmunocompetence
dc.subjectROCHALIMAEA-HENSELAE
dc.subjectBACILLARY ANGIOMATOSIS
dc.subjectSP-NOV
dc.subjectNEURORETINITIS
dc.subjectSPECIMENS
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectTHERAPY
dc.subjectTISSUE
dc.subjectAGENT
dc.subjectBLOOD
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.titleInfection by Bartonella henselae in immunocompetent patients: Cat scratch disease
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen124
sipa.codpersvinculados70281
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;05-06-2021
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