Isolation of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype II from a boy with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and a dog with hemangiopericytoma

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jun;47(6):1957-60. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00069-09. Epub 2009 Apr 15.

Abstract

In this report, we describe isolation of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype II from a boy with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and a dog with hemangiopericytoma. These results suggest that B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii may cause vasoproliferative lesions in both humans and dogs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Bartonella / classification*
  • Bartonella / genetics
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification*
  • Bartonella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / complications*
  • Hemangiopericytoma / complications
  • Hemangiopericytoma / veterinary*
  • Humans
  • Male