| Journal: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo |
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| System number: | 000547832 |
| ISSN: | 0036-4665 |
| Authors: | Maria, Helga Kaiser Sanches de1 Gazzoli, Emily2 Drummond, Marina Rovani3 Almeida, Amanda Roberta de3 Santos, Luciene Silva dos3 Pereira, Ricardo Mendes1 Tresoldi, Antonia Terezinha1 Velho, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira3 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Pediatria, Campinas, São Paulo. Brasil 2Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo. Brasil 3Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Campinas, São Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Volumen: | 64 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| English abstract | 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. |
| Keyword: | Bartonella, Diagnosis, Bartonellosis, Lymphadenopathy, Fever of unknown origin |
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