Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of 5 patients presenting with an atypical form of B. henselae infection

Age [years]/ Sex	Clinical features	Contact with animals	The PCR made from blood			The PCR made from the exceed material			Treatment (without clinical effect)	Skin lesion pictures
			Vgf	b9R	d11L	Vgf	b9R	d11L
11/M	Fever, local lymphadenopathy, single necrotic ulceration with a black eschar on the beard	Cat, monkey	++	+	+	+	+	+	Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, clarithromycin, surgical removing
12/M	Fever, single necrotic lesion on the eyebrow. Cervical lymphadenopathy	Cats	+	–	–	+	–	–	Clindamycin, acyclovir
4/M	Disseminated, vesicular rash , mild generalized lymphadenopathy	Cats, cow, racoon	+	–	–	++	+	+	Clarithromycin
3/M	Disseminated, vesicular rash	Cat	++	+	+	++	–	–	Clarithromycin
2/F	Disseminated, vesicular rash	Cat, dog	–	–	–	+	–	–	Cefuroxime, clindamycin, cloxacillin