Transverse myelitis associated with probable cat-scratch disease in a previously healthy pediatric patient.
We evaluated a pediatric patient for transverse myelitis associated with Bartonella henselae infection. There was no adenopathy in our patient, but the diagnosis was made serologically. It is necessary to keep cat-scratch disease in mind even in the absence of typical findings.
Salgado
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Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, USA.
Weisse
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D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000276:immunology*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial