BARTONELLA HENSELAE INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME.

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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 25(1):90-91, January 2006.

BARTONELLA HENSELAE INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME.

Massei, Francesco MD; Gori, MD; Taddeucci, Grazia MD; Macchia,

Pierantonio MD; Maggiore, Giuseppe MD

Abstract:

This is the first report of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) related to

Bartonella henselae infection. A 10-year-old girl had difficulty walking

and marked myalgia. The search for all causes known to trigger GBS was

negative. She was treated with intravenous immunoglobulins and

recovered. Because she lived in a rural area and had a history of kitten

contact, a specific serology for B. henselae infection was performed and

confirmed an ongoing infection. She did not show any clinical typical

feature of cat-scratch disease. B. henselae infection should be

considered in the wide etiologic spectrum of GBS.

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