Chronic lymphadenopathy caused by a Brazilian strain of Bartonella henselae

ABSTRACT Bartonella henselae is a relevant causative agent of bartonelloses in humans. We described an immunocompetent patient with clinical manifestation of chronic cervical lymphadenopathy after a cat-scratch in her forearm. This case shows B. henselae infection persistence even after prolonged an...

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Main Authors: Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, Marina Rovani Drummond, Marcio Antonio Haro Adad, Maria Letícia Cintra, Stanley Sowy, Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva Diniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017-09-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652017005000411&lng=en&tlng=en