title: Cat-scratch disease occurring in three siblings simultaneously.
abstract: We report for the first time three siblings with cat-scratch disease occurring simultaneously. Case 1 was an 8-year-old boy with enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes and fever. Case 2 was the 11-year-old sister whose presentation was a prolonged febrile illness. Case 3 was a 13-year-old male adolescent with adenitis of the neck and thigh. All three patients were treated with rifampin with improvement of their symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Blanca E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Armando G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D035781:Siblings; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012293:Rifampin