title: Cat scratch encephalopathy.
abstract: Cat scratch disease is usually a self-limited illness associated with tender lymph nodes, fever, malaise, and fatigue. Lymphadenopathy usually resolves spontaneously within three to four months. Cat scratch disease can be atypical as indicated by the presentation of our patient.
authors.affiliation: Howard County General Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Seals
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Oken
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002415:Cats; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000212:Acyclovir