Rochalimaea's Role in Cat Scratch Disease and Bacillary Angiomatosis
Authors: David C. Tompkins
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1993)

Editorials1 March 1993Rochalimaea's Role in Cat Scratch Disease and Bacillary AngiomatosisDavid C. Tompkins, MD and Roy T. Steigbigel, MDDavid C. Tompkins, MDNorthport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY. SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8153.Search for more papers by this author and Roy T. Steigbigel, MDNorthport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY. SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8153.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-118-5-199303010-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The pathogens responsible for cat scratch disease and bacillary angiomatosis have been difficult to identify. New technologies, including analysis of the 16S ribosomal gene of DNA isolated from bacteria associated with these diseases, have helped to solve these diagnostic dilemmas. Both disorders appear to result from Rochalimaea species infection, including the recently identified R. henselae, a slow-growing, fastidious, gram-negative bacillus. Despite shared causes, cat scratch disease and bacillary angiomatosis are distinguished by differing host ranges, clinical manifestations, responses to antibiotic therapy. The tools are available now to understand these differences and to characterize more fully the natural history of infection ...References1. Schwartzman WA. Infections due to Rochalimaea: the expanding clinical spectrum. Clin Infect Dis. 1992; 15:893-902. Google Scholar2. Debre' R, Lamy M, Jammet ML, Costil L, Mozziconacci P. La maladie des griffes de chat. Bull Mem Soc Med Hop Paris. 1950; 66:76. Google Scholar3. Carithers HA. Cat-scratch disease: notes on its history. Am J Dis Child. 1970; 119:200-3. Google Scholar4. Carithers HA. Cat scratch disease: an overview of a study of 1,200 patients. Am J Dis Child. 1985; 139:1124-33. Google Scholar5. 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