title: Cat-scratch disease (ocular bartonellosis) presenting as bilateral recurrent iridocyclitis.
abstract: An otherwise healthy 9-year-old girl presented with bilateral recurrent anterior uveitis. Thirteen months later, the diagnosis of cat-scratch disease (ocular bartonellosis) was suspected when neuroretinitis appeared. Confirmation was based on serological test results positive for Bartonella henselae. Antibiotic treatment completely cured the disease, and there have been no further manifestations during a follow-up period of 6 years.
authors.affiliation: Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Unit, Institute of Ophthalmobiology (IOBA), University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain. calonge@ioba.med.uva.es.
authors.forename: Hernán
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martínez-Osorio
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calonge
authors.forename: Jenice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015863:Iridocyclitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination