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Combining cytomorphology and serology for the diagnosis of cat scratch disease
Author(s) -
Youssef Dima,
Shams Wael E.,
El Abbassi Adel,
Moorman Jonathan P.,
AlAbbadi Mousa A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.21401
Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , cat scratch disease , serology , medicine , cytopathology , inguinal lymphadenopathy , pathology , bartonella , lymph node biopsy , disease , cervical lymphadenopathy , lymph node , lymphatic disease , biopsy , cytology , virology , immunology , antibody
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a self limited zoonotic disease that presents most commonly as a regional lymphadenopathy. We are reporting a case of a 25‐year‐old male patient who presented with fever and large right inguinal lymphadenopathy. The diagnosis of cat scratch disease was confirmed based on the characteristic cytopathological features on aspirate smears from the lymph node and the serological titers for Bartonella henselae . This case report emphasizes the importance of combining Bartonella serology, and cytopathology in the diagnostic work‐up of febrile lymphadenopathy and suspected CSD since the culture of this organism is arduous . Diagn. Cytopathol.2011;39:210–213. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.