Bartonella henselae is an unusual and rarely suspected osteomyelitis etiologic agent. We present a case of low back-pain in a 10-year-old female which lead to a challenging diagnostic work-up due to subtle imaging findings. The diagnosis was Bartonella henselae vertebral osteomyelitis mimicking bone tumor.
Keywords: Bartonella henselae; back pain; bone lesion; magnetic resonance imaging; vertebral osteomyelitis.
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