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3/2015
vol. 32
 
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Review paper
Cat-scratch disease: a wide spectrum of clinical pictures

Katarzyna Mazur-Melewska
,
Anna Mania
,
Paweł Kemnitz
,
Magdalena Figlerowicz
,
Wojciech Służewski

Postep Derm Alergol 2015; XXXII (3): 216–220
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2014.44014
Online publish date: 2015/06/15
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The aim of this review is to present an emerging zoonotic disease caused by Bartonella henselae. The wide spectrum of diseases connected with these bacteria varies from asymptomatic cases, to skin inflammation, fever of unknown origin, lymphadenopathy, eye disorders, encephalitis and endocarditis. The reservoirs of B. henselaee are domestic animals like cats, guinea pigs, rabbits and occasionally dogs. Diagnosis is most often based on a history of exposure to cats and a serologic test with high titres of the immunoglobulin G antibody to B. henselaee. Most cases of cat-scratch disease are self-limited and do not require antibiotic treatment. If an antibiotic is chosen, however, azithromycin has been shown to speed recovery.
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cat scratch disease, Bartonella henselae, child, lymphadenopathy
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