Abstract
A young woman experiencing depression, anxiety, mood swings, severe headaches, muscle spasms, interphalangeal joint stiffness, decreased peripheral vision, diminished tactile sensation, and hallucinations was persistently Bartonella koehlerae seroreactive and bacteremic. Following antibiotic treatment, B. koehlerae antibodies and DNA were not detected and all symptoms resolved.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Bacteremia / diagnosis*
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Bacteremia / drug therapy
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Bacteremia / physiopathology*
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Bartonella / isolation & purification*
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Bartonella Infections / diagnosis*
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Bartonella Infections / drug therapy
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Bartonella Infections / microbiology
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Bartonella Infections / physiopathology*
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DNA, Bacterial / blood
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Female
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Hallucinations / diagnosis*
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Humans
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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DNA, Bacterial