SAMPLE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BARTONELLA
| Sleep Disorders ^ | 27 | Fatigue ^ | 26 |
| Mental Confusion ^ | 24 | Ocular Involvement | 20 |
| Irritability/Rage ^ | 23 | Eye Pain ^ | 15 |
| Anxiety/Panic Attacks ^ | 22 | Blurred Vision ^ | 15 |
| Depression ^ | 21 | Light Sensitivity * | 4 |
| Headache/Migraine ^ | 21 | Floaters/Flashes * | 2 |
| Tremors ^ | 12 | Joint/Back/Neck Pain ^ | 20 |
| Hallucinations ^ | 7 | GI Issues * | 17 |
| Institutionalized (Psych) * | 2 | Bowel Dysfunction ^ | 11 |
| Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia (POTS) * | 5 | Diarrhea ^ | 8 |
| Seizures ^ | 4 | Abdominal Pain * | 3 |
| Schizophrenia * | 2 | Vomiting/Nausea ^ | 4 |
| Suicidal * | 2 | IBS * | 1 |
| Tourettes * | 2 | Bloating * | 1 |
| Paralysis ^ | 2 | Muscle Pain ^ | 15 |
| Mast Cell Activation Syndrome * | 2 | Respiratory ^ | 15 |
| MS-Like diagnosis * | 1 | Muscle Weakness ^ | 14 |
| Sudden Onset OCD * | 1 | Numbness ^ | 13 |
| PANS * | 1 | Tachycardia (Not POTS) ^ | 10 |
| Psychosis * | 1 | Tendonitis ^ | 8 |
| Stuttering * | 1 | Syncope ^ | 6 |
| Dental Issues ^ | 6 | ||
| Jaw Pain * | 5 | ||
| Gingival Recession * | 2 | ||
| Mouth Ulcers * | 1 | ||
| Fever ^ of Unknown Origin * | 5 | ||
| Ehrlos Danlos Syndrome * | 3 | ||
| Cardiac (not reported elsewhere) * | 2 |
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^ Symptoms checked off by participants on the Institutional Review Board-approved questionnaire. * Participants provided written responses in the medical survey questionnaire indicating prior diagnoses and/or conditions for which treatments were administered. GI: gastrointestinal, IBS: irritable bowel syndrome, OCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder, PANS: Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, and MS: multiple sclerosis.
Source: Breitschwerdt EB, Bradley JM, Maggi RG, Lashnits E, Reicherter P. Bartonella Associated Cutaneous Lesions (BACL) in People with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms. Pathogens. 2020 Dec 4;9(12):1023. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9121023. PMID: 33291688; PMCID: PMC7761945.