2311. Atypical Cat Scratch Disease Presentations
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Atypical presentations of cat scratch disease in the head and neck.
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a relatively common infectious disease that occurs in all age groups. It nearly always presents with lymphadenopathy resulting from a kitten scratch or bite. In a study of 1200 patients, lymphadenopathy localized to the head and neck was the second most common presentation seen. 1 It is a disease that is being diagnosed more frequently, but there are atypical presen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1964