A Case of Cat Scratch Disease Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction for Bartonella henselae DNA.
- Author:
Ju Young CHUNG
1
;
Ja Wook KOO
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Young Sam YOO
;
Tae Hee HAN
;
Seong Jig LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pedchung@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bartonella henselae;
Cat scratch disease;
PCR;
Children
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Animals;
Bartonella henselae*;
Bartonella*;
Cat-Scratch Disease*;
Cats*;
Child;
DNA*;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Male;
Polymerase Chain Reaction*
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2005;48(7):789-792
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of cat scratch disease (CSD) caused by Bartonella henselae in a 14-year-old boy who developed lymphadenopathy in the right cervical area, after a raising canine pet for 10 months. The cervical lymphadenopathy persisted for 14 days. Immunofluorescent antibody testing for B. henselae with the patient's serum was 1: 64 positive. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis using the patient's lymph node aspirates for B. henselae DNA was also positive. This is the first case of cat scratch disease confirmed by PCR for B. henselae DNA in children.
