Cat scratch disease in 2 siblings presenting as acute gastroenteritis.
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.
Liapi-Adamidou
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Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Greece.
Tsolia
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M
Magiakou
A M
AM
Zeis
P M
PM
Theodoropoulos
V
V
Karpathios
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T
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