Bartonellosi e D-dimero

Autor: Michela Licitra, Gabriela Acucella, Michelangelo Barbaglia, Paolo Mazzocchi, Gaetano Bottari, Andrea Guala
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Medico e Bambino pagine elettroniche. 24:298-303
ISSN: 2704-8268
DOI: 10.53126/mebxxiv298
Popis: The paper reports the case of a 17-year-old immunocompetent boy with persistent fever and elevated D-dimer. The family referred contact with kitten and ingestion of homemade deer salami. Abdominal ultrasound scan and CT showed multiple hepatic and splenic abscesses. High levels of antibody title for Bartonella henselae confirmed the diagnosis of hepatosplenic bartonellosis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE