Diagnosis and Interpretation of Testing for Cat Scratch Disease

Authors

Nasim Khalfe
Doris Lin

Language

English

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

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.

Keywords

Bartonella henselae, cat scratch disease, polymerase chain reaction

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Nasim Khalfe and Doris Lin, "Diagnosis and Interpretation of Testing for Cat Scratch Disease" (2022). Faculty and Staff Publications. 1509.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/1509