Chest Imaging of a rare case of cat-scratch disease in a 2-years-old baby

Acta Biomed. 2019 Jan 15;89(4):585-588. doi: 10.23750/abm.v89i4.6070.

Abstract

Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is usually a self-limiting infection that in the majority of cases occurs as lymphadenitis in children who have been scratched or bitten by a cat. Rarely, Bartonella henselae is cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO), with dissemination to various organs, mimicking an inflammatory rather than a lymphoproliferative disease. This manuscript will present a case of thoracic manifestations of CSD in an immunocompetent 2-years baby without history of cat contact, with fever of unknown origin, investigated by chest CT and MRI.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bartonella henselae
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / microbiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed