Neuroretinitis in cat scratch disease.
We report a patient with neuroretinitis, whose associated lymphadenopathy, exposure to cats, and strongly positive cat scratch antigen skin tests suggested the diagnosis of cat scratch disease. Cat scratch disease should be added to the list of infectious agents believed to produce the clinical picture of neuroretinitis.
Chrousos
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Center for Sight, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20007.
Drack
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Young
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Kattah
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Sirdofsky
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D000328:Adult; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012173:Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012882:Skin Tests; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014792:Visual Acuity
D013752:Tetracycline; D011241:Prednisone