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Atypical form of cat scratch disease in immunocompetent patient
Author(s) -
Miroslav Kojić,
Dragan Mikić,
Darko Nožić,
Lidija Zolotarevski
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1301072k
Subject(s) - cat scratch disease , bartonella henselae , medicine , differential diagnosis , rash , dermatology , disease , bartonella , hepatitis , serology , pathology , immunology , virology , antibody
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is an acute infectious disease with benign course caused by the bacteria Bartonella henselae. Clinically, it is usually manifested as regional lymphadenopathy and mild infective syndrome. Rare forms of the disease which usually occur in immunocompromised presons are: encephalitis, transverse myelitis, neuroretinitis, granulomatosus conjunctivitis, arthritis, hepatitis etc.

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