[Three cases of bartonellosis (cat scratch disease)]

Ann Ital Med Int. 2002 Oct-Dec;17(4):256-60.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

In the last years the number of Bartonella species has conspicuously increased, with better clinical and diagnostic definitions of the different related illnesses. We report, in the present article, 3 cases of cat-scratch disease, a particular bartonellosis mainly caused by Bartonella henselae which is transmitted by the cat. After an incubation period, cat-scratch disease clinically manifests as a regional lymphoadenitis, with the appearance of a small cutaneous lesion at the site of inoculation of the germ. The pathogenetic agent is susceptible to a number of antibacterial agents, such as penicillin, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides, quinolones, trimethoprim combined with sulphamethoxazole and rifampicin. The prognosis is usually favorable.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification
  • Bartonella henselae / immunology
  • Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease* / diagnosis
  • Cat-Scratch Disease* / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Lymphadenitis / microbiology
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M