title: [Cat scratch disease with posterior segment involvement].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with cat scratch disease during the last 2 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical characteristics and anterior and posterior segment manifestations were reviewed in five patients who were serologically diagnosed as having cat scratch disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four women and one man were examined. Their ages ranged from 7 to 60 years. Each patient had a markedly elevated serum anti-Bartonella henselae antibody titer. Visual symptoms developed 2 weeks or less after the onset of systemic symptoms. Lymphadenopathy was detected in one of five patients. Neuroretinitis was found in 4 patients, and papillitis in 1 patient. Seven eyes showed retinochoroidal exudates. Anterior uveitis was observed in three eyes. Four patients received systemic corticosteroids.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ocular manifestations of cat scratch disease include neuroretinitis, papillitis, retinochoroidal exudates, and anterior uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oki
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwao
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okinami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000473:pathology; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged