Bartonella henselae  vertebral osteomyelitis in a pediatric patient: A case report | Zendy

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Bartonella henselae vertebral osteomyelitis in a pediatric patient: A case report

Author(s) -

AbuRumeileh Sarah,

Beltrami Giovanni,

Di Maurizio Marco,

Indolfi Giuseppe,

Trapani Sandra

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6117

Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , bartonella , vertebral osteomyelitis , medicine , osteomyelitis , cat scratch disease , bartonellosis , pathology , surgery , disease , virology , immunology , serology , antibody

Bartonella henselae is an unusual and rarely suspected osteomyelitis etiologic agent. We present a case of low back‐pain in a 10‐year‐old female which lead to a challenging diagnostic work‐up due to subtle imaging findings. The diagnosis was Bartonella henselae vertebral osteomyelitis mimicking bone tumor.

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