Bartonella

Question 1

What causes cat scratch disease?

Answer 1

Bartonella henselae

Question 2

What are the features of cat scratch disease?

Answer 2

Tender self limiting lymphadenopathy without fever
Endocarditis
In immunocompromised: bacillary angiomatosis and peliosis hepatis- red/purple vascular lesions

Question 3

How do you treat cat scratch disease?

Answer 3

Azithromycin

Question 4

What causes trench fever?

Answer 4

Bartonella quintana

Question 5

What is the vector for bartonella Quintana?

Answer 5

Pediculus humanus corporis

Question 6

What are the features of trench fever?

Answer 6

Headache
Dizzy
Shin pain
Endocarditis
Bacillary angiomatosis

Question 7

How do you treat trench fever?

Answer 7

Doxy and gent

Question 8

What causes Carrion disease?

Answer 8

Bartonella bacilliformis

Question 9

What are the features of Carrion disease?

Answer 9

Oroya fever: fever, sev anaemia, multi organ failure, secondary bacteria
Verruga peruana: recurrent angioma like skin lesions that dry up and fall off

Question 10

What is the vector of Carrion disease?

Answer 10

Sandflies in the Andes - Lutzomyia

Question 11

How do you treat Carrion disease?

Answer 11

Ciprofloxacin