Bartonella
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Bartonella are intracellular bacterial pathogens that live primarily within the lining of blood vessels. Bartonella henselae can cause cat-scratch fever and endocarditis. It is tick-borne and a common Lyme disease coinfection.
A common sign of the illness are stretch-mark-like rashes that run more-or-less parallel on the skin.
Neurological symptoms include blurred vision, numbness in the extremities, memory loss, balance problems, headaches, ataxia (unsteady gait), and tremors.
Bartonellosis also sometimes triggers psychiatric manifestations.
