title: Cat scratch disease presenting as orbital abscess and osteomyelitis.
abstract: Ocular manifestations of cat scratch disease are uncommon. The diagnosis is usually made on the basis of increasing Bartonella henselae serum antibody titers. We report a child presenting with orbital abscess and osteomyelitis who was diagnosed with hepatosplenic cat scratch disease by detection of B. henselae DNA in the orbital abscess fluid.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Beloo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mirakhur
authors.forename: Samir S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ratner
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Louis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Jean O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001473:Bartonella / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial