title: An unusual case of cat-scratch disease from Bartonella quintana mimicking inflammatory breast cancer in a 50-year-old woman.
abstract: Cat-scratch disease of the breast has been previously reported. This report describes a very unusual case of cat-scratch disease of the breast caused by Bartonella quintana in which the clinical and radiographic presentation mimicked that of inflammatory breast cancer.
authors: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1228, USA. povoski-1@medctr.osu.edu
authors: Stephen P
authors: SP
authors: Povoski
authors: Dimitrios G
authors: DG
authors: Spigos
authors: William L
authors: WL
authors: Marsh
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D018413:Bartonella quintana / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged