title: [Hepatic localization of cat scratch disease in an immunocompetent patient].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The cat-scratch disease is a benign inoculation disease and a well-known cause of localized lymphadenopathy. Visceral localizations are rare and occur mostly in immunocompetent patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 57-year-old-man with lymphadenopathy of the right arm with hepatic nodules related to a Bartonella henselae infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cat-scratch disease must be screened for in case of hepatic and/or splenic nodules. A cause of immunodeficiency should be investigated.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, maladies infectieuses et dermatologie, centre hospitalier départemental Félix-Guyon, allée des Topazes, Saint-Denis, France. fredericrenou@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Renou
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raffray
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Moiton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferrandiz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Yvin
mesh_terms: D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged