Bartonella henselae osteoarthritis of the upper cervical spine in a 14-year-old boy - 21/05/15
Abstract |
We report a case of Bartonella henselae, an agent of cat scratch disease, C1-C2 osteoarthritis with osteolysis of the lateral mass of C2 in a 14-year-old boy. Oral antibiotics did not successfully treat the infection and surgery was necessary to treat the septic arthritis. The case opens discussion about bacterial osteoarthritis of the cervical spine and bone involvement in disseminated bartonellosis.
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Vol 101 - N° 4
P. 519-522 - juin 2015 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.