OBJECTIVES To describe ocular manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of cat scratch disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical records of patients with ocular cat scratch disease were reviewed. RESULTS Thirteen eyes of 10 patients (7 female, 3 male) with a mean age of 26.9±18.5 years were included. Nine patients had a history of cat contact and had systemic symptoms associated with cat scrat...

Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a benign, self-limiting disease in immunocompetent children, caused by B. henselae [1]. The organism is commonly found in the blood of cats and other felids, which are considered as the reservoir hosts [1,2]. The transmission to humans occurs via cat saliva or the scratch of a cat. Earlier studies indicated that CSD was largely a disease of children with 54% to 87% ...

Cat-scratch disease warrants extensive investigation, from an epidemiological, a diagnostic, but especially a therapeutic point of view. Two suggestive episodes of Bartonella henselae-caused cat-scratch disease are reported, and discussed in the light of the most recent literature evidence. The first case occurred in a 60-year-old man, thus suggesting that it is important to maintain an elevate...

Over the past few years, we have read several publications regarding the term "cat scratch colon." This neologism was developed to define some bright red linear markings seen in the colonic mucosa that resemble scratches made by a cat. We would like to communicate a recent case attended at our institution.