Open AccessCat-Scratch Disease Pneumonia: An Atypical Presentation
Author(s) -
Fotis Konstantinou,
Ioanna Skrapari,
Asimoula Megkou,
Evangelos Kokkinakis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical science and clinical invention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-9576
pISSN - 2348-991X
DOI - 10.18535/ijmsci/v7i09.06
Subject(s) - cat scratch disease , bartonella henselae , medicine , pneumonia , bartonella , presentation (obstetrics) , atypical pneumonia , disease , encephalitis , lesion , dermatology , pathology , surgery , immunology , virology , virus , serology , antibody
Purpose: Cat-scratch disease is caused by Bartonella henselae infection and it commonly presents in children with a mild cutaneous lesion and adjacent lymphadenitis. It has rarely been observed that it can present as a disseminated infection, such as encephalitis or pneumonia. We present a case report of a 35-year old, immunocompetent, patient who suffered pneumonia and encephalitis, resulting from Bartonella henselae infection. We also present a review of the literature published regarding this rare complication.
Methods: We’ve searched the literature in the databases of Pubmed and Google Scholar to find articles that report pulmonary presentations of cat-scratch disease.
Results: We’ve found only 16 other reported similar cases with pulmonary involvement in cat-scratch disease.
Conclusions: Pulmonary presentation in cat-scratch disease is an uncommon presentation of a common disease, and it should be ruled out, even in cases it seems unlikely.