Cat-Scratch Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review of Human and Animal Studies Performed in Korea.
- Author:
Min Hee KIM
1
;
Baek Nam KIM
;
Tae Hee HAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bartonella; Bartonella henselae; Cat-scratch Disease; Lymphadenitis
- MeSH: Animals; Bartonella; Bartonella henselae; Bartonella Infections; Bites and Stings; Cat-Scratch Disease; Cats; Dogs; Fever; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; Hand; Humans; Korea; Lymphadenitis; Lymphatic Diseases; Polymerase Chain Reaction
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2012;44(4):299-302
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Cat-scratch disease is a self-limited zoonotic disease characterized by regional lymphadenopathy and fever. It is caused by Bartonella henselae, less frequently by B. clarridgeiae, and is transmitted to humans by scratches or bites from cats and dogs. Up to now, only a handful of cases have been reported in Korea. However, the number of pet cats and dogs is increasing in Korea and thus more frequent human contact with cats and dogs is expected. We present a case of cat-scratch disease diagnosed by indirect immunofluorescence assay and analysis of polymerase chain reaction results, and twenty a literature review of Bartonella infections in humans and animals in Korea.
