Transient paresis associated with cat-scratch disease: case report and literature review of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Bartonella henselae.
Cat-scratch disease (CSD) rarely presents as vertebral osteomyelitis. We describe a case with paresis of the arm with total recovery after antibiotic and neurosurgical therapy. We reviewed 20 other cases of CSD vertebral osteomyelitis in the literature. This diagnosis should be considered in patients with systemic symptoms, back pain, and cat contact. The prognosis is generally good.
Vermeulen
Marijn J
MJ
Department of Pediatrics, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands. m.vermeulen@vumc.nl
Rutten
Geert J
GJ
Verhagen
Ivo
I
Peeters
Marcel F
MF
van Dijken
Pieter J
PJ
D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*