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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012): Reviews, Articles, Case Reports and Letters
https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2012.046

Sickle cell disease and Bartonella spp. infection

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Published: June 30, 2012
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Bartonella, Sickle cell disease, Pain, Vaso-occlusive crises
Hematology, Infectious Diseases

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Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho
penfvelho@gmail.com
University of Campinas / University of Minnesota, United States.
Marna Elise Ericson
University of Minnesota, USA, .
David Mair
American Red-Cross-North Central Region, .
Kalpna Gupta
University of Minnesota, .

Sickle cell disease is the most common hereditary hematologic disorder in the world. Painful vaso-occlusive crises are the hallmark of the disease and it is difficult to treat. Chronic infection is related to a higher painful crisis rate in these patients. Bartonella spp. are fastidious bacteria of zoonotic transmission. They can cause human asymptomatic infection as well as fatal outcome. Pain, fatigue and fever, characteristic features of Bartonella spp. infection are manifest in sickle cell disease patients. Bartonella spp. infection should be ruled in sickle cell disease patients.

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Letter to the Editor
Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, University of Campinas / University of Minnesota
MD, PhDAssistant Professor of the Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Campinas / UNICAMP, Brazil and Research Associate of the Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, USA 
Marna Elise Ericson, University of Minnesota, USA
PhDAssistant Professor of the Department of Dermatology / Center for Drug Design
David Mair, American Red-Cross-North Central Region
MDSenior Medical Director
Kalpna Gupta, University of Minnesota
PhDDivision of Hematology, Oncology and TransplantationDepartment of Medicine

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“Sickle cell disease and Bartonella spp. infection” (2012) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 4(1), p. e2012046. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2012.046.