Chronic active myocarditis following acute Bartonella henselae infection (cat scratch disease)

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1211-1214

  Meininger, Glenn R ^a   Nadasdy, Tibor ^a   Hruban, Ralph H ^a   Bollinger, Robert C ^a   Baughman, Kenneth L ^a   Hare, Joshua M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Biopsy; Cardiomyopathy; Cat scratch disease; Heart transplant; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0034892610     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200109000-00015     Document Type: Article

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