Autor/a:
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Tuya, Ximena L.; Escalante-Kanashiro, Raffo; Tinco-Valdez, Carmen; Pons, Maria J.; Petrozzi, Verónica; Ruiz, Joaquim; Valle Mendoza, Juana del
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Abstract:
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A 22-day-old male was admitted with a 2-day history of
irritability, dyspnea, jaundice, fever, and gastrointestinal
bleeding. A thin blood smear was performed, which showed the
presence of intraerythrocyte bacteria identified as Bartonella
bacilliformis, and subsequently, the child was diagnosed with
Carrion's disease. The diagnosis was confirmed by specific
polymerase chain reaction. The child was born in a non-endemic
B. bacilliformis area and had not traveled to such an area
before hospitalization. However, the mother was from an endemic
B. bacilliformis area, and posterior physical examination showed
the presence of a wart compatible with B. bacilliformis in
semi-immune subjects. These data support vertical transmission
of B. bacilliformis. |