Stellar neuroretinitis and Bartonella henselae infection. A case report without exposure to cats;Neurorétinite stellaire et infection à Bartonella henselae. Description d'un cas en l'absence d'exposition à des chats

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 275-277

  Magand, F ^a   Fresard A ^a   Manoli, P ^a   Cazorla, C ^a   Lucht, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINITIS; RICKETTSIOSIS; SPLENOMEGALY; STELLAR NEURORETINITIS;

ADULT; ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649135163     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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