Velho Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira, Drummond Marina Rovani, Adad Marcio Antonio Haro, Cintra Maria Letícia, Sowy Stanley, Diniz Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva
Universidade de Campinas, Faculdade de Medicina, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2017 Sep 4;59:e62. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946201759062.
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 antibiotic treatment.
亨氏巴尔通体是人类巴尔通体病的一种相关病原体。我们描述了一名免疫功能正常的患者,她在前臂被猫抓伤后出现了慢性颈淋巴结病的临床表现。该病例显示,即使经过长时间的抗生素治疗,亨氏巴尔通体感染仍持续存在。