Beyond Cat Scratch Disease: A Case Report ofBartonellaInfection Mimicking Vasculitic Disorder | Zendy

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Beyond Cat Scratch Disease: A Case Report ofBartonellaInfection Mimicking Vasculitic Disorder

Author(s) -

Amelia Spinella,

Federica Lumetti,

Gilda Sandri,

Valentina Cestelli,

Maria Teresa Mascia

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6625

pISSN - 2090-6633

DOI - 10.1155/2012/354625

Subject(s) - cat scratch disease , bartonella henselae , bartonella , medicine , serology , pathology , disease , lymph , dermatology , virology , immunology , antibody

Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a bacterial disease caused by Bartonella henselae and it is mainly characterized by self-limiting lymphadenopathy in the draining site of a cat scratch or bite. We report a patient with history of fever, swelling lymph nodes, vasculitic-like skin lesions, and positivity of Bartonella serology initially considered as expression of a disimmune disease.

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