Disseminated infection with Bartonella spp with granulomatous hepatitis was diagnosed in a liver transplant recipient presenting with fever of unknown origin. Pathological findings on liver biopsy were atypical, with scant granulomas seen only after a second biopsy. The patient responded promptly to
Disseminated Bartonella infection following liver transplantation
β Scribed by Hugo Bonatti; Julio Mendez; Ivan Guerrero; Murli Krishna; Jaime Ananda-Michel; Joseph Yao; Jeffery L. Steers; Walter Hellinger; Rolland C. Dickson; Salvador Alvarez
- Book ID
- 110916707
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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