TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 182. Bartonellosis A1 - Berger, Timothy G. A1 - Bravo, Francisco G. A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus PY - 2012 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintBartonellosis at a GlanceCat-scratch disease, trench fever/bacteremia, bacillary angiomatosis, and Carrion disease are all caused by different species of the Bartonella family.Bartonella sp. are able to live inside erythrocytes, explaining the presence of bacteremia in many of the clinical conditions.Bartonella bacilliformis are the primary host for humans. Immunocompetent patients develop a systemic disease and an eruptive phase.Cat-scratch disease is mainly a zoonosis. Infected humans will mostly develop a lumphocutaneous syndrome.Bacillary angiomatosis, which is analogous to the eruptive phase of Carrion disease, mostly occurs in immunosuppressed hosts, especially acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients.Diagnosis often made by histologic examination or serology due to the difficulty in culturing these bacteria. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56083103 ER -