Scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy caused by Bartonella henselae after tick bite

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 549-551

  Angelakis, Emmanouil ^a   Pulcini, Céline ^b   Waton, Julie ^c   Imbert, Patrick ^d   Socolovschi, Cristina ^a   Edouard, Sophie ^a   Dellamonica, Pierre ^b   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^d Hopital Instruct Armees V   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SCALP ESCHAR NECK LYMPHADENOPATHY SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; TICK BITE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SCALP; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

EID: 75749125751     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/650172     Document Type: Article

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