Detection of bartonella henselae DNA by polymerase chain reaction in a patient with cat scratch disease: a case report.
We report a case of cat scratch disease caused by Bartonella henselae in Korea. A 25-yr-old woman developed left cervical lymphadenopathy with history of contact with a dog. The cervical lymphadenopathy persisted for 1 month and resolved gradually and spontaneously. Serologic test was not done during the acute stage of the disease. Immunofluorescent antibody test performed during the convalescent stage was positive for B. henselae. To confirm B. henselae infection, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis using aspirates of cervical lymph node was performed and the presence of B. henselae DNA was demonstrated. This is the first reported case of cat scratch disease in Korea confirmed by PCR for B. henselae DNA.
Chung
Ju Young
JY
Department of Pediatrics, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pedchung@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
Han
Tae Hee
TH
Kim
Baek Nam
BN
Yoo
Young Sam
YS
Lim
Seong Jig
SJ
D000328:Adult; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial