Open AccessAtypical manifestation of cat‐scratch disease: isolated epigastric pain in an immunocompetent, 12‐year‐old child
Author(s) -
KayembaKay's Simon,
Kovács Tamas,
Rakotoharinandrasana Iarolalao,
Benosman Sidi Mohamed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.304
Subject(s) - medicine , epigastric pain , differential diagnosis , abdominal pain , cat scratch disease , girl , disease , surgery , vomiting , pathology , psychology , developmental psychology
Key Clinical Message We present a 12‐year‐old immunocompetent girl with hepato splenic cat‐scratch disease (CSD). Her sole inaugural complaint was isolated epigastric pain. She fully recovered, with normalized abdominal CT scan following 2 weeks course of Azythromycin ® . CSD should be included in differential diagnosis in children with epigastric pain, especially in those with domestic pets.