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- Title
Bartonella henselae vertebral osteomyelitis in a pediatric patient: A case report.
- Authors
Abu‐Rumeileh, Sarah; Beltrami, Giovanni; Di Maurizio, Marco; Indolfi, Giuseppe; Trapani, Sandra
- Abstract
Bartonella henselae is an unusual and rarely suspected osteomyelitis etiologic agent. We present a case of low back‐pain in a 10‐year‐old female which lead to a challenging diagnostic work‐up due to subtle imaging findings. The diagnosis was Bartonella henselae vertebral osteomyelitis mimicking bone tumor. Bartonella infection should be included in the differential diagnosis of pediatric back pain associated with fever, especially if there is a history of exposure to cats. MRI is the most sensitive radiographic technique to define bone lesions, but in case of non‐specific findings, the biopsy of the lesion is mandatory.
- Subjects
BARTONELLA henselae; CHILD patients; OSTEOMYELITIS; BACKACHE; BARTONELLA; CAT diseases
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.6117