Two-year history of lymphadenopathy and fever caused by Bartonella henselae in a child
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202264015Keywords:
Bartonella, Diagnosis, Bartonellosis, Lymphadenopathy, Fever of unknown originAbstract
We report the case of a 6-year-old boy that presented with enlarged lymph nodes on his neck. He complained of tiredness and discouragement, which worsened during feverish periods. There were no relevant laboratory test abnormalities and serological tests were not reactive. Bartonella henselae DNA was detected by species-specific nested polymerase chain reaction. After treatment, the patient progressed with no fever or lymphadenopathy. Bartonellosis is a group of infectious diseases caused by bacteria of the genus Bartonella. This case report is a useful reminder to clinicians that long-term fever of unknown origin can be related to B. henselae infection, even if the specific serology is not reactive.
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Copyright (c) 2022 Helga Kaiser Sanches de Maria, Emily Gazzoli, Marina Rovani Drummond, Amanda Roberta de Almeida, Luciene Silva dos Santos, Ricardo Mendes Pereira, Antonia Terezinha Tresoldi, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Grant numbers 159717/2013-2 -;170501/2018-3;306970/2018-0