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Disseminated Bartonella henselae disease mimicking Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis
Author(s) -
Apsemidou Athanasia,
Rauwolf Kerstin,
Tragiannidis Athanasios,
Brentrup Angela,
Schiborr Manfred,
Becker Karsten,
Ahlmann Martina,
Groll Andreas H.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.27573
Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , cat scratch disease , medicine , langerhans cell histiocytosis , bartonella , pathology , disease , histiocytosis , dermatology , immunology , virology , serology , antibody
Bartonella henselae , the causative agent of cat‐scratch disease, has been recognized to be responsible for a broad range of clinical syndromes. We report the case of a patient with disseminated B. henselae infection mimicking Langerhans cell histiocytosis at presentation and its successful management with neurosurgery, prolonged antibacterial therapy, and observation.

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