Paradoxical response in ocular bartonellosis
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Paradoxical response in ocular bartonellosis
Cat scratch disease is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bartonella henselae [1] and is transmitted by cat scratches or exposure to cat saliva. The spectrum of its ocular manifestations includes Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome, iritis, vitritis, neuroretinitis, panuveitis, retinitis appearing as small white intraretinal infiltrates, and choroidal white lesions [1, 2]. B. henselae ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: 10.1007/s12348-011-0046-6