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) identifier identifier identifier

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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.