Korean J Pediatr.
2005 Jul;48(7):789-792.
A Case of Cat Scratch Disease Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction for Bartonella henselae DNA
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pedchung@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
- 2Department of Otolaryngology, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Pathology, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- We report a case of cat scratch disease (CSD) caused by Bartonella henselae in a 14-year-old boy who developed lymphadenopathy in the right cervical area, after a raising canine pet for 10 months. The cervical lymphadenopathy persisted for 14 days. Immunofluorescent antibody testing for B. henselae with the patient's serum was 1: 64 positive. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis using the patient's lymph node aspirates for B. henselae DNA was also positive. This is the first case of cat scratch disease confirmed by PCR for B. henselae DNA in children.
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