Role of Whole-Body MR with DWIBS in child's Bartonellosis.
Clin Ter
; 167(4): 101-4, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a zoonosis in children, result of infection by Bartonella henselae, a gram-negative bacillus. Infection is generally characterized by regional and self-limited lymphadenopathy after exposure to a scratch or bite from a cat. Rarely, B. henselae is cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO), with dissemination to various organs, most often involving the reticuloendothelial system (liver, spleen, bone marrow), mimicking an inflammatory rather than a lymphoproliferative disease. Whole-body Magnetic Resonance Imaging (WBMRI), in association with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWIBS), allows a comprehensive evaluation of pediatric patients, without the risks inherent to ionizing radiation. It is a rapid and sensitive method for detecting and monitoring multifocal lesions such as proliferative or inflammatory and infectious processes. We report a case of systemic CDS in an immunocompetent young boy with fever of unknown origin, without history of cat contact, investigated by WBMRI.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por Bartonella
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Doença da Arranhadura de Gato
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Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética
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Imagem Corporal Total
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Animals
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Child
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Clin Ter
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2016
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Article