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Bartonella henselae infection is also called what? |
cat-scratch fever |
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Bartonella is gram - _____. but it needs what kind of stain to visualize it? |
negative [red pillow] but needs a wartharin Starry stain- a type of silver stain [van gogh starry night painting] |
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What is cat scratch disease? |
Transmitted by cat scratches symptoms: fever, lymphadenitis -> painful enlarged lymph nodes in the axilla Occurs in people who are immunocompetent |
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What is the other disease caused by bartonella? |
Bacillary angiomatosis - occurs in immunocompromised people (Commonly HIV infected patients) but also transmitted via cat scratches and bites. Fevers, chills, headaches, raised, red vascular lesions on the skin |
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WHat is the other disease process that is very similar to bacillary angiomatosis? |
kaposi sarcoma - both present with red vascularized lesions on skin and present in immunocompromised people. differentiate with a skin biopsy and stain with wartharin starry stain. |
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Treatment for bacillary angiomatosis? |
doxycycline [bicycle wheel] |
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Prognosis/ treatment for cat-scratch disease? |
cat-scratch disease is usually self-limiting and doesent require treatment, but if its really severe you can use azithromycin to help. (macrolides) [crows!] |
