title: Cat scratch disease with cervical vertebral osteomyelitis and spinal epidural abscess.
abstract: Cat scratch disease has variable clinical presentations and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess if there is a history of contact with cats. We report a 5-year-old boy with cat scratch disease who presented with painful torticollis and osteomyelitis of the cervical spine associated with an epidural abscess.
authors: The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
authors: Diana
authors: D
authors: Tasher
authors: Erez
authors: E
authors: Armarnik
authors: Avram
authors: A
authors: Mizrahi
authors: Ben Sira
authors: BS
authors: Liat
authors: Shlomi
authors: S
authors: Constantini
authors: Galia
authors: G
authors: Grisaru-Soen
mesh_terms: D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging