Co-existence of acute transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with Bartonella henselae infection

ÇARMAN, KÜRŞAT; Yimenicioglu, Sevgi; Ekici, Arzu; Yakut, Ayten; DİNLEYİCİ, ENER

doi:10.1179/2046905512y.0000000044

Co-existence of acute transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with Bartonella henselae infection

ÇARMAN K. B., Yimenicioglu S., Ekici A., Yakut A., DİNLEYİCİ E. Ç.

PAEDIATRICS AND INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.190-192, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1179/2046905512y.0000000044
Dergi Adı: PAEDIATRICS AND INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.190-192
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a benign, self-limiting condition associated with Bartonella henselae. Neurological manifestations are uncommon. Acute transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barre syndrome have been reported rarely with CSD. This report describes a 12-year-old boy with acute transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barre ' syndrome associated with CSD.