Healio Rheuminations A Cat in Wolves’ Clothing: Bartonella and the Rheumatologist
Bartonella is an important mimic of a variety of autoimmune diseases, and it can be subtle. This episode tackles the ways in which this strange organism can present to a rheumatologist.
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- Intro :01
- Today’s episode :15
- Overview of Bartonella 1:57
- Inspiration for this episode 4:17
- Bartonella, what are you? 7:24
- About Bartonella quintana 12:32
- Take-away so far 16:07
- Core symptoms and rheumatologic aspects 17:15
- About serologies 24:51
- Key takeaways from this episode 28:09
- Check out Rheum + Boards on Healio at com/rheumandboards 28:31
Disclosure: Brown reports no relevant financial disclosures.
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