Fever, bone pain and erectile dysfunction. Where is the cat?

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Sep 12:2017:bcr2017221397. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221397.

Abstract

Cat-scratch disease is due to Bartonella henselae and commonly presents as a localised papular lesion with regional lymphadenopathy. We report the case of a young man suffering general symptoms and dysautonomy characterised by an erectile dysfunction due to an invasive cat-scratch disease. He was successfully treated by tetracyclines during 3 weeks.

Keywords: infections; infectious diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification
  • Bartonella henselae / pathogenicity
  • Bone and Bones / pathology*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / diagnosis*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / drug therapy*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / microbiology
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / physiopathology
  • Cats
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use
  • Erectile Dysfunction / complications*
  • Erectile Dysfunction / diagnostic imaging
  • Erectile Dysfunction / drug therapy
  • Erectile Dysfunction / microbiology
  • Fever / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pain / complications*
  • Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Pain / microbiology
  • Penis / physiopathology
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Testis / physiopathology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Doxycycline