Question 1

what diseases are caused by bartonella?

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Several.: Cat scratch disease, peliosis of the liver, bacillary angiomatosis, trench fever, verrucas peruviansis and oroyo fever.

Question 2

how can i tell the difference between babesia  and bartonella symptoms?

Accepted Answer

You cannot: This is why medical training takes so long and there are multiple specialties.  Babesia infections may actually be asymptomatic in many people.  Assuming your are talking about bartonella henselae, the causative agent of cat scratch disease, the characteristic presentation is localized lymphatic enlargement and discomfort proximal to the cat scratch.  There are other species of bartonella.

Question 3

what are symptoms of bartonella infection?

Accepted Answer

Swollen glands: The most common form of Cat Scratch Disease, caused by Bartonella, is enlarged lymph nodes in one area of the body for several months. You can also have fever and weight loss, abdominal pain, enlarged liver and spleen.

Question 4

when will my lyme disease and bartonella go away?

Accepted Answer

Hard to say: It can be difficult to treat Lyme disease with co-infection of Bartonella. Bartonella can live in red blood cells. Anti-biotics may slow down it’s reproduction without eradicat-ing it. See:  https://www.envita.com/lyme-disease/bartonella-a-chronic-lyme-disease-coinfection-is-more-causing-chronic-fatigue-problems.  See an infectious disease specialist for  management.

Question 5

help please! i don't know when will my lyme disease and bartonella be cured?

Accepted Answer

See details: Lyme is the most misdiagnosed disease today. I doubt you have both active Lyme and Bartonella. See an infectious disease specialist.

Question 6

why is it so hard to detect things like mycoplasma, borrelia, bartonella after it has been in your body for many months or years?

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Difficult detection: These organisms tend to life inside your cells and not in your blood stream. That is why they are difficult to detect and the tests are often false negatives. Specialized laboratory techniques are often required to confirm the diagnosis.

Question 7

could bartonella cause demyielination lession by itself without having lyme too?did lots lyme wb tests and are negative.just bartonella is present

Accepted Answer

Might have Lyme: Bartonella can cause many neurological symptoms; i don't know if it causes demyelinating lesions. However, 20-30% of those with lyme do not show positive WB tests, so negative tests do not rule out lyme. Did your WB test the 31 & 34 bands? If not get one that does (igenex). The WB measures immune response. Those most ill may be negative. Taking anti-lyme herbs/antibiotics may turn the WB positive.

Question 8

how can i get rid of a bartonella rash?

Accepted Answer

Bartonella: Cat Scratch fever/disease? Did you receive treatment for this. Bartonella infection may be treated with azithromycin, rifampin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, or  trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

Question 9

i believe i have bartonella.  what type of physician should i see for this?

Accepted Answer

Primary care: Start with your primary care provider for an initial assessment. If needed, your PCP will refer you to the proper specialist, including and infectious disease specialist, if needed.

Question 10

can i tell me how i can get rid of a bartonella rash?

Accepted Answer

GOOD QUESTION-debate: VEGF and other chemicals can be involved in skin and blood vessel change. 1) A debate over treatments. Some are utterly sure what works, and I have looked over treatment failures--not so simple. At times a rash may get worse with treatment and over time go away. Some are exploring direct treatment in the skin, like can be done to help Bartonella gum trouble. Most docs feel trivial and cured easy.

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