Disseminated cat scratch disease: The wide variety of clinical presentations
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Cat-scratch disease: a wide spectrum of clinical pictures
The aim of this review is to present an emerging zoonotic disease caused by Bartonella henselae. The wide spectrum of diseases connected with these bacteria varies from asymptomatic cases, to skin inflammation, fever of unknown origin, lymphadenopathy, eye disorders, encephalitis and endocarditis. The reservoirs of B. henselae are domestic animals like cats, guinea pigs, rabbits and occasionall...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2341-2879
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2019.04.002