title: Cat scratch disease in 2 siblings presenting as acute gastroenteritis.
abstract: The cases of 2 siblings with cat scratch disease are described who presented with symptoms suggestive of acute febrile gastroenteritis. The first patient, a 7.5-y-old girl, developed mesenteric lymphadenitis, hepatosplenic granulomas and osteolytic bone lesions only late in the course of her protracted illness. Her 3-y-old brother had a shorter, self-limited illness without complications. Cat scratch disease is often unrecognized and the full spectrum of its clinical manifestations remains to be investigated.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liapi-Adamidou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsolia
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Magiakou
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Zeis
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Theodoropoulos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karpathios
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009679:Nuclear Family; D012698:Serologic Tests