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Table 2 Differential diagnostic indications that support consideration of testing for Bartonella infection.

From: A confusing case of canine vector-borne disease: clinical signs and progression in a dog co-infected with Ehrlichia canis and Bartonella vinsonii ssp. berkhoffii

Granulomatous inflammatory lesions

Unexplained reactive lymphadenopathy

Endocarditis

Myocarditis

Polyarthritis

Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia

Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia

Eosinophilia

Splenomegaly

Epistaxis

Idiopathic cavitary effusions

Unexplained neurologic disease

Fever of unknown origin

Vasculitis

Chronic hepatitis