Open AccessCat scratch disease presenting as increased intracranial pressure and aseptic meningitis
Author(s) -
Ahmad Ameilia,
Thavaratnam Lakana-Kumar,
Ismail Shatriah,
Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam,
Regunath Kandasamy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(15)60823-4
Subject(s) - aseptic meningitis , cat scratch disease , medicine , bartonella henselae , intracranial pressure , meningitis , aseptic processing , bacterial meningitis , surgery , pediatrics , disease , immunology , antibody , serology
Ocular cat scratch disease (CSD) is a condition attributed to infection by Bartonella sp. This\udcondition commonly presents as neuroretinitis. Increased intracranial pressure and aseptic\udmeningitis are rare presentation of CSD. We highlight a case of a 17-year-old female who\udpresented with aseptic meningitis with neuroretinitis and raised intracranial pressure. The\udpatient showed dramatic improvement with antibiotics and her neurological deficits recovered\udcompletely within 6 weeks of treatment