[Hepatic localization of cat scratch disease in an immunocompetent patient]

Med Mal Infect. 2010 Mar;40(3):172-4. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2009.06.001. Epub 2009 Jul 17.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Introduction: The cat-scratch disease is a benign inoculation disease and a well-known cause of localized lymphadenopathy. Visceral localizations are rare and occur mostly in immunocompetent patients.

Case: We report the case of a 57-year-old-man with lymphadenopathy of the right arm with hepatic nodules related to a Bartonella henselae infection.

Conclusion: The cat-scratch disease must be screened for in case of hepatic and/or splenic nodules. A cause of immunodeficiency should be investigated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bartonella henselae*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / complications
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Liver Diseases / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged