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Enfermedad del arañazo de gato - Overview

Nombres alternativos

EAG; Fiebre por arañazo de gato; Bartonellosis

Definición:

Es una enfermedad causada por la bacteria bartonela. Se cree que se trasmite por arañazos y mordeduras de gatos o exposición a la saliva de estos animales.

Causas:

La enfermedad del arañazo de gato es causada por la Bartonellahenselae. La enfermedad se propaga a través del contacto con un gato infectado (mordedura o arañazo) o contacto con la saliva del gato sobre la piel rota o la esclerótica del ojo.

Alrededor de 2 a 3 semanas después de resultar infectado, se presenta hinchazón de los ganglios linfáticos ( linfadenopatía) cerca al sitio del arañazo o mordedura.

Ocasionalmente, un ganglio infectado puede formar un túnel ( fístula) a través de la piel y drenar (soltar líquido). La enfermedad del arañazo de gato es una causa común de inflamación crónica de los ganglios linfáticos en niños.

Enfermedad por arañazo de gato

Anticuerpos

Reviewed last on: 8/28/2009
Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Schutze GE, Jacobs RF. Bartonella species (cat-scratch disease). In: Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008: chap: 160.

Slater LN, Welch DF. Bartonella, including cat-scratch disease. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2005: chap 232.

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