title: Hepatosplenic cat scratch disease treated with corticosteroids.
abstract: A 3 year old girl with hepatosplenic cat scratch disease developed prolonged fever unresponsive to treatment with multiple antibiotics, including gentamicin, azithromycin, rifampin, and ciprofloxacin. Fever resolved with corticosteroid treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 571 S Floyd Street, Suite 321, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. k0brya01@athena.louisville.edu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone