Publication Date
1-1-2022
Journal
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
DOI
10.1080/08998280.2021.1984791
PMID
34970038
PMCID
PMC8682836
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
10-15-2021
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Bartonella henselae, cat scratch disease, polymerase chain reaction
Abstract
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is an infectious disease caused by Bartonella henselae that presents as regional lymphadenopathy which can appear within weeks after a cat scratch. There is no gold standard for diagnosis. Rather, clinicians rely on an amalgam of criteria to make a definitive diagnosis. We describe a case of a 44-year-old woman with six cats who presented with a painful left inguinal mass, had splenic lesions on imaging, and had positive serology but a negative polymerase chain reaction test for B. henselae.
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