title: Systemic cat scratch disease: hepatic and splenic involvement about 3 pediatric cases.
abstract: Numerous diseases can lead to multinodular lesions of liver and spleen; surgical biopsy can be required for the etiologic diagnosis. Among these diseases, systemic cat scratch disease has been recently described. Macroscopical appearance of the lesions is evocative and must be known by surgeons. Three children with systemic cat scratch disease involving liver and spleen are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Saint-Jacques Hospital Besançon, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Destuynder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanlemmans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mboyo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Destuynder
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: DeBilly
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Colin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Estavoyer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viennet
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology