Biomaterial Database

Myocarditis due to Bartonella henselae. 2008

Chrisoula Pipili, and Konstantinos Katsogridakis, and Evangelos Cholongitas

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009205	Myocarditis	Inflammatory processes of the muscular walls of the heart (MYOCARDIUM) which result in injury to the cardiac muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC). Manifestations range from subclinical to sudden death (DEATH, SUDDEN). Myocarditis in association with cardiac dysfunction is classified as inflammatory CARDIOMYOPATHY usually caused by INFECTION, autoimmune diseases, or responses to toxic substances. Myocarditis is also a common cause of DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY and other cardiomyopathies.	Carditis,Myocarditides
D002372	Cat-Scratch Disease	A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by AFIPIA felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by BARTONELLA HENSELAE. It usually arises one or more weeks following a feline scratch, with raised inflammatory nodules at the site of the scratch being the primary symptom.	Cat Scratch Disease,Inoculation Lymphoreticulosis,Bartonella henselae Infection,Cat Scratch Fever,Catscratch Disease,Inoculative Lymphoreticulosis,Bartonella henselae Infections,Cat Scratch Diseases,Cat Scratch Fevers,Cat-Scratch Diseases,Catscratch Diseases,Fever, Cat Scratch,Infection, Bartonella henselae,Infections, Bartonella henselae,Inoculation Lymphoreticuloses,Inoculative Lymphoreticuloses,Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculation,Lymphoreticuloses, Inoculative,Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculation,Lymphoreticulosis, Inoculative,Scratch Disease, Cat,Scratch Diseases, Cat,Scratch Fever, Cat
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D018416	Bartonella henselae	A species of gram-negative bacteria that is the etiologic agent of bacillary angiomatosis (ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY). This organism can also be a cause of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE in immunocompetent patients.	Rochalimaea henselae