Open AccessEnfermedad por arañazo de gato con compromiso óseo múltiple
Author(s) -
Cynthia Slaifstein,
Nicolás Borin,
Melanie Monzón Ostoich,
Mariel Merñiez,
Paula Marqués Burgos,
Johanna Aliano,
Ignacio Mediúñez,
Ariel Cheistwer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2021.e84
Subject(s) - cat scratch disease , bartonella henselae , medicine , cervical lymphadenopathy , disease , pathology , antibody , immunology , serology
Cat-scratch disease is produced by the bacterium Bartonella henselae, a gram-negative bacillus transmitted through cutaneous inoculation by a cat or dog's scratch or bite. It has a wide clinical spectrum, from a typical picture characterized by a regional lymphadenopathy near to the inoculation site to atypical pictures with systemic compromise. Bone compromise is infrequent, it represents around 0.2-0.5 % of the cases. We present a 3-year-old previously healthy patient, who was admitted with prolonged fever related to pain and movement limitation of the cervical spine. Diagnosis of cat-scratch disease with multiple bone involvement was reached.