Cat Scratch Disease Presenting as Orbital Abscess and Osteomyelitis
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Cat scratch disease presenting as orbital abscess and osteomyelitis.
Ocular manifestations of cat scratch disease are uncommon. The diagnosis is usually made on the basis of increasing Bartonella henselae serum antibody titers. We report a child presenting with orbital abscess and osteomyelitis who was diagnosed with hepatosplenic cat scratch disease by detection of B. henselae DNA in the orbital abscess fluid.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0095-1137
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.8.3991-3993.2003