Document 0651
 DOCN  M9610651
 TI    Neurologic complications of Bartonella henselae infection.
 DT    9601
 AU    Marra CM; Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of;
       Medicine, Seattle, USA.
 SO    Curr Opin Neurol. 1995 Jun;8(3):164-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96023831
 AB    Bartonella henselae can cause cat scratch disease and bacillary
       angiomatosis, a multisystem disorder seen primarily in patients with the
       acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Both of these diseases are
       associated with neurologic complications, particularly encephalopathy.
       B. henselae may also cause bacteremia and endocarditis, and has been
       associated with aseptic meningitis and with dementia in patients also
       infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Recent advances in
       identification of this difficult-to-culture organism will lead to
       recognition of more neurologic complications.
 DE    Angiomatosis, Bacillary/*DIAGNOSIS  AIDS Dementia Complex/DIAGNOSIS
       AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/DIAGNOSIS  *Bartonella henselae
       Cat-Scratch Disease/*DIAGNOSIS  Encephalitis/*DIAGNOSIS  Human
       Meningitis, Aseptic/*DIAGNOSIS  Neurologic Examination
       Retinitis/*DIAGNOSIS  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE
       REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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