Suspecting Optic Neuritis, Diagnosing Bartonella Cat Scratch Disease
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Suspecting optic neuritis, diagnosing Bartonella cat scratch disease.
BACKGROUND Bartonella cat scratch disease is classically a febrile illness, in conjunction with lymphadenopathy and cat exposure. OBJECTIVE To report 2 atypical cases of cat scratch disease with only blurred vision and headache. DESIGN Case reports. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS Two young adults with unilateral blurred vision, retro-orbital headache, and a positive Bartonella he...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.345