Chronic active myocarditis following acute Bartonella henselae infection (cat scratch disease)

Glenn R. Meininger; Tibor Nadasdy; Ralph H. Hruban; Robert C. Bollinger; Kenneth L. Baughman; Joshua M. Hare

doi:10.1097/00000478-200109000-00015

Chronic active myocarditis following acute Bartonella henselae infection (cat scratch disease)

Glenn R. Meininger, Tibor Nadasdy, Ralph H. Hruban, Robert C. Bollinger, Kenneth L. Baughman, Joshua M. Hare

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Abstract

An association between Bartonella infection and myocardial inflammation has not been previously reported. We document a case of a healthy young man who developed chronic active myocarditis after infection with Bartonella henselae (cat scratch disease). He progressed to severe heart failure and underwent orthotopic heart transplantation. Bartonella henselae, therefore, should be included among the list of infectious agents associated with chronic active myocarditis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1211-1214
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Surgical Pathology
Volume	25
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00000478-200109000-00015
State	Published - Sep 3 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bartonella henselae
Biopsy
Cardiomyopathy
Cat scratch disease
Heart transplant
Myocarditis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anatomy
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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Chronic active myocarditis following acute Bartonella henselae infection (cat scratch disease)

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