Ocular bartonellosis in transplant recipients: two case reports and review of the literature.

Abstract

Cat scratch disease is caused by Bartonella henselae and usually manifests as localized lymphadenopathy and fever in immunocompetent patients. Immunocompromised patients are at risk for developing disseminated disease affecting the liver, spleen, eyes, central nervous system, and other organs. Bartonellosis is infrequently reported in solid organ transplant recipients, and published case reports usually discuss disseminated infection. Localized ocular disease with B. henselae, while well documented in immunocompetent hosts, is uncommon in immunocompromised patients. Herein, we present 2 cases of ocular bartonellosis in renal transplant patients, 1 with disseminated infection, and 1 without.

• Authors: R A Lee, M Ray, D T Kasuga, V Kumar, C D Witherspoon, J W Baddley
• Journal: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (Transpl Infect Dis) Vol. 17 Issue 5 Pg. 723-7 (Oct 2015) ISSN: 1399-3062 [Electronic] Denmark
• PMID: 26146758 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Topics

• Adult
• Bartonella henselae (isolation & purification)
• Cat-Scratch Disease (diagnosis, immunology)
• Eye Infections, Bacterial (diagnosis, immunology)
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host
• Kidney Transplantation
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, immunology)