Bartonella henselae

Bartonella henselae

Taxobox
color = lightgrey
name = "Bartonella henselae"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Bacteria
phylum = Proteobacteria
classis = Alpha Proteobacteria
ordo = Rhizobiales
familia = Bartonellaceae
genus = Bartonella
species = "B. henselae"
binomial = "Bartonella henselae"
binomial_authority = (Regnery et al. 1992)

"Bartonella henselae" is a proteobacterium that can cause bacteremia, endocarditis, bacillary angiomatosis, and peliosis hepatis. It is also the causative agent of cat-scratch disease (Bartonellosis) which, as the name suggests, occurs after a cat bite or scratch. The disease is characterized by lymphadenopathy (swelling of the lymph nodes) and fever.

Peliosis hepatis caused by "B. henselae" can occur alone or develop with cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis or bacteremia. Patients with peliosis hepatitis present with gastrointestinal symptoms, fever, chills, and an enlarged liver and spleen containing blood-filled cavities. This systemic disease is seen in patients infected with HIV and other immunocompromised individuals.

"Bartonella henselae" is a member of the class of the "Bartonella" genus, one of the most common type of bacteria in the world.


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