Bartonella henselae Bloodstream Infection in a Boy With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

Edward B Breitschwerdt , Rosalie Greenberg, Ricardo G Maggi, B Robert Mozayeni, Allen Lewis, Julie M Bradley
Journal of Central Nervous System-2019

This case report suggests that B henselae bloodstream infection may contribute to progressive, recalcitrant neuropsychiatric symptoms consistent with PANS in a subset of patients.