Table 4: Symptomatology of Bartonellosis

Infected Scratch or Bite Wounds
Lymphadenopathy Frequently cardinal symptom
General symptoms Fever, fatigue, drowsiness, sleep disorders, obesity, swelling in different parts of the body, weariness, headaches, air hunger, fainting fits
Encephalopathy Cognitive, disorders, concentration and memory difficulties, blockage of thought processes, dyslexia and dysgraphia
Mental disorder Depression, irritability, disturbed impulse control, agitation / aggression, panic attacks
Nervous system Encephalitis, myelitis, neuralgias, muscular asthenia, paresthesias, neuroradiculitis, seizures, cerebral infarction, Guillain-Barré syndrome
Musculoskeletal system Arthritis, arthralgias, myalgias, tendinitis, osteomyelitis, myospasm
Abdomen Abdominal pain, hepatopathy (peliosis hepatis, hepatomegaly), splenopathy (peliosis splenitis), hepatic and splenic abscesses
Heart / Thorax Endocarditis, pneumonia, pleural effusion, myocarditis
Eye Oculoglandular disorder, conjunctivitis, neuroretinitis, papillitis, optic neuritis, retinochoroiditis, uveitis anterior, intermedia and posterior [76], acute maculopathy, choroiditis
Urogenital system Bladder disorder, renopathy, genital disorders
Skin Bacillary angiomatosis, striae, papulre edema (particularly of the feet), acne, occurrence of venous vessels at an unusual location, hyper- or hypopigmented skin, pea-sized pigment spots, Burgundy-colored, thin skin, Lesions of oral mucosa, Morphea, patchy hair loss, loss of eyelashes, change in hair color in hypopigmented areas, diffuse patchy exanthema, signs of hypervascularity, hematoma-like changes, skin lesions with indentation, erythema nodosum
Other Parotid swelling, phlegmonous abscess in the neck region, septic shock, thrombocytopenic purpura, overproduction of calcitriol
Laboratory findings Elevated ESR and CRP, hypercalcemia