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Ocular bartonellosis in transplant recipients: two case reports and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Lee R.A.,
Ray M.,
Kasuga D.T.,
Kumar V.,
Witherspoon C.D.,
Baddley J.W.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12418
Subject(s) - bartonellosis , bartonella henselae , cat scratch disease , medicine , disease , bacillary angiomatosis , pathology , immunology , dermatology , serology , antibody
Abstract Cat scratch disease is caused by B artonella henselae and usually manifests as localized lymphadenopathy and fever in immunocompetent patients. Immunocompromised patients are at risk for developing disseminated disease affecting the liver, spleen, eyes, central nervous system, and other organs. Bartonellosis is infrequently reported in solid organ transplant recipients, and published case reports usually discuss disseminated infection. Localized ocular disease with B . henselae , while well documented in immunocompetent hosts, is uncommon in immunocompromised patients. Herein, we present 2 cases of ocular bartonellosis in renal transplant patients, 1 with disseminated infection, and 1 without.