E Gkamprela1, V Papadimitropoulos1, N Papadopoulos2, M Deutsch1. 1. ¹Second Department of Internal Medicine, "Hippokration" General Hospital of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. 2. ²First Department of Internal Medicine, 417 Army Share Fund Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cat-scratch disease is caused by Bartonella henselae and transmitted to humans via the cats. Patients usually present with cutaneous lesions, regional lymphadenopathy and a brief period of fever. CASE REPORT: We report a rare case of an isolated splenic cat-scratch disease in an immunocompetent 27-year-old woman who presented with prolonged fever and multifocal splenic lesions. The patient was treated successfully with a long course of antibiotics. CONCLUSION: Isolated splenic lesions and fever is a rare manifestation of the cat-scratch disease. There is need of high suspicion index by the physicians to diagnose the disease promptly without invasive methods. Hippokratia 2016, 20(4): 306-308.
BACKGROUND: Cat-scratch disease is caused by Bartonella henselae and transmitted to humans via the cats. Patients usually present with cutaneous lesions, regional lymphadenopathy and a brief period of fever. CASE REPORT: We report a rare case of an isolated splenic cat-scratch disease in an immunocompetent 27-year-old woman who presented with prolonged fever and multifocal splenic lesions. The patient was treated successfully with a long course of antibiotics. CONCLUSION: Isolated splenic lesions and fever is a rare manifestation of the cat-scratch disease. There is need of high suspicion index by the physicians to diagnose the disease promptly without invasive methods. Hippokratia 2016, 20(4): 306-308.
Authors: M Giladi; Y Kletter; B Avidor; E Metzkor-Cotter; M Varon; Y Golan; M Weinberg; I Riklis; M Ephros; L Slater Journal: Clin Infect Dis Date: 2001-10-23 Impact factor: 9.079