title: Isolated splenic cat scratch disease in an immunocompetent adult woman.
abstract: We report a case of isolated splenic cat scratch disease in an immunocompetent woman. The clinical presentation of prolonged fever, night sweats, weakness, and intrasplenic lesions was highly suggestive of lymphoma. This is the second reported case of isolated splenic cat scratch disease in an adult and the first in a healthy adult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine E, Soroka University Medical Center, and Faculty for Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. giladk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilad
authors.forename: Arik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wolak
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borer
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benharroch
authors.forename: Boaz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Avidor
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giladi
authors.forename: Francisc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schlaeffer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000209:etiology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013542:Sweat