Citation
F. Massei et al., Bartonella henselae and inflammatory bowel disease, LANCET, 356(9237), 2000, pp. 1245-1246
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736
→ ACNP
Volume
356
Issue
9237
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1245 - 1246
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20001007)356:9237<1245:BHAIBD>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Sustained fever and increased thickness of the distal ileum on ultrasound s
uggested Crohn's disease in an adolescent boy. Bartonella henselae infectio
n was diagnosed by specific serology and the patient recovered. Ileitis cou
ld be related to B henselae infection.