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Disseminated Bartonella henselae disease mimicking Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis |
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| Authors: | Athanasia Apsemidou Kerstin Rauwolf Athanasios Tragiannidis Angela Brentrup Manfred Schiborr Karsten Becker Martina Ahlmann Andreas H. Groll |
| Abstract: | Bartonella henselae, the causative agent of cat‐scratch disease, has been recognized to be responsible for a broad range of clinical syndromes. We report the case of a patient with disseminated B. henselae infection mimicking Langerhans cell histiocytosis at presentation and its successful management with neurosurgery, prolonged antibacterial therapy, and observation. |
| Keywords: | bartonellosis children diagnosis histiocytosis management osteonecrosis |