Isolation of <i>Bartonella vinsonii</i> subsp. <i>berkhoffii</i> Genotype II from a Boy with Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma and a Dog with Hemangiopericytoma

Abstract

In this report, we describe isolation of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype II from a boy with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and a dog with hemangiopericytoma. These results suggest that B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii may cause vasoproliferative lesions in both humans and dogs.